Modeling spatial pattern of deforestation using GIS and logistic regression: A case study of northern Ilam forests, Ilam province, Iran

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 72, 2011, Pages 16236-16249

  Arekhi, Saleh ^a  

^a ILAM UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Deforestation modeling; Ilam; Ilam province; Logistic regression; Remote sensing; Zagros forests

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLASSIFICATION; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FOREST; FOREST FRAGMENTATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; IRAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; REMOTE SENSING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84858164709     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.1122     Document Type: Article

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