Analysis of topography and vegetation distribution using a digital elevation model: Case study of a snowy mountain basin in northeastern Japan

Landscape and Ecological Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 143-155

  Matsuura, Toshiya ^a   Suzuki, Wajiro ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Beech and River Museum   (Japan)

Author keywords

GIS; Logistic regression; Ohu Mountains; Terrain analysis; Vegetation mapping

Indexed keywords

FAGUS; PINUS PARVIFLORA;

EID: 84872674396     PISSN: 18601871     EISSN: 1860188X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11355-012-0187-2     Document Type: Article

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