Measuring forest fragmentation using multitemporal forest cover maps: Forest loss and spatial pattern analysis in the Gran Chaco, central Argentina

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 143, Issue , 2015, Pages 238-247

  Carranza, Maria Laura ^a   Hoyos, Laura ^c   Frate, Ludovico ^a,b   Acosta, Alicia T R ^d   Cabido, Marcelo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Vegetal   (Argentina)

^d ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bootstrap; Pattern indices; Relationship space; Sampling; Subtropical dry forests

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; SAMPLING;

BOOTSTRAP; FRAGMENTATION PATTERNS; INTER-DEPENDENT COMPONENTS; PATTERN INDEX; RELATIONSHIP SPACE; SPATIAL PATTERN ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL COMPARISONS; SUBTROPICAL DRY FORESTS;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; BOOTSTRAPPING; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEFORESTATION; DRY FOREST; FOREST COVER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TRAJECTORY; VEGETATION MAPPING;

FORESTS; FRAGMENTATION; SAMPLING;

ARGENTINA; GRAN CHACO;

EID: 84940034583     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2015.08.006     Document Type: Article

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