Evaluation of landscape connectivity at community level using satellite-derived NDVI

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-105

  Muratet, Audrey ^a   Lorrillière, Romain ^b   Clergeau, Philippe ^b   Fontaine, Colin ^b  

^a Service de prévention et des actions sanitaires   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Flux; Graph theory; Habitat fragmentation; Least cost path; Network; Permeability; Plant community; Satellite imagery; Urban ecology

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONNECTIVITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GRAPHICAL METHOD; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HERB; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; MODEL VALIDATION; NDVI; PATCH USE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

FRANCE; ILE DE FRANCE; PARIS; VILLE DE PARIS;

EID: 84872661060     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-012-9817-1     Document Type: Article

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