Arresting the rate of land clearing: Change in woody native vegetation cover in a changing agricultural landscape

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 165-173

  Kyle, Garreth ^a   Duncan, David H ^a  

^a ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerial photography; Landscape change; Regeneration; Revegetation; Vegetation extent

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; BIODIVERSITY; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT; REFORESTATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVEGETATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; VEGETATION;

AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES; GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIONS; LANDSCAPE CHANGES; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REGENERATION; SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTOR; VICTORIA , AUSTRALIA;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; CLEARCUTTING; LAND MANAGEMENT; LANDHOLDING; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; NATURAL RESOURCE; REGENERATION; REVEGETATION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; VEGETATION COVER;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84860333089     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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