Human settlement evaluation in mountain areas based on remote sensing, GIS and ecological niche modeling

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 378-387

  Zhao, Jian ^a,b   Xu, Min ^a   Lu, Shi lei ^a   Cao, Chun xiang ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological niche modeling; Human settlement; Remote sensing; Suitability assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878292061     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-013-2413-2     Document Type: Article

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