Ecological vulnerability assessment integrating the spatial analysis technology with algorithms: A case of the wood-grass ecotone of northeast china

Abstract and Applied Analysis

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Qiao, Zhi ^a   Yang, Xi ^b   Liu, Jun ^b   Xu, Xinliang ^c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHONGQING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

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EID: 84877266869     PISSN: 10853375     EISSN: 16870409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/207987     Document Type: Article

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