Enhanced analysis of landscape structure: Inclusion of transition zones and small-scale landscape elements

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 31, Issue , 2013, Pages 15-24

  Hou, Wei ^a   Walz, Ulrich ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGICAL URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Landscape structure; RapidEye; Small scale landscape elements; Topography; Transition zones

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; TOPOGRAPHY;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE DIVERSITY; LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES; RAPIDEYE; REMOTE SENSING DATA; SURFACE GEOMETRIES; TRANSITION ZONES;

REMOTE SENSING;

BIODIVERSITY; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

EID: 84880607534     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.11.014     Document Type: Article

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