Land-use and land-cover change in three Corn Belt ecoregions: Similarities and differences

Focus on Geography

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 135-143

  Auch, Roger F ^a   Laingen, Chris ^a   Drummond, Mark A ^a   Sayler, Kristi L ^a   Reker, Ryan R ^a   Bouchard, Michelle A ^a   Danielson, Jeffery J ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOREGION; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE;

CORN BELT; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84905118155     PISSN: 15494934     EISSN: 19498535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/foge.12022     Document Type: Article

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