A current perspective on Australian woody vegetation maps and implications for small remnant patches

Journal of Spatial Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 223-240

  Farmer, Elizabeth ^a   Reinke, Karin J ^a   Jones, Simon D ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Landscape structure; Scale; Spatial resolution; Woody vegetation

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DIGITAL MAPPING; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPOT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION; WOODY PLANT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84868102837     PISSN: 14498596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14498596.2011.623344     Document Type: Article

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