Evaluation of forest cover change using remote sensing techniques and landscape metrics in Moncayo Natural Park (Spain)

Applied Geography

Volumn 62, Issue , 2015, Pages 247-255

  Martinez del Castillo, Edurne ^a   García Martin, Alberto ^b   Longares Aladrén, Luis Alberto ^a   de Luis, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO DE LA DEFENSA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Forest management; Land cover cartography; Landsat; Landscape metrics; Natural park

Indexed keywords

CARTOGRAPHY; FOREST COVER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GIS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSAT; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; NATIONAL PARK; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

SPAIN;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; QUERCUS PETRAEA;

EID: 84929615753     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.05.002     Document Type: Article

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