Boundary-based analysis for the assessment of coastal dune landscape integrity over time

Applied Geography

Volumn 45, Issue , 2013, Pages 41-48

  Drius, Mita ^a   Malavasi, Marco ^b   Acosta, Alicia Teresa Rosario ^b   Ricotta, Carlo ^c   Carranza, Maria Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic coast; Boundary types; Ecosystem functionality; GIS; Long Term Ecological Research Network; LTER; Vegetation zonation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LANDFORM; DUNE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GIS; VEGETATION; ZONATION;

ADRIATIC COAST [ITALY]; ITALY;

EID: 84883794564     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.08.003     Document Type: Article

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