Mapping and spatial characterization of Argentine High Andean peatbogs

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 963-976

  Izquierdo, Andrea E ^a,b   Foguet, Javier ^b   Ricardo Grau, H ^a,b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

GIS; High Andean wetlands; Landscape planning; Peatbogs; Puna

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GIS; HETEROGENEITY; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDSAT; MAPPING METHOD; PEATLAND; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WATERSHED;

ANDES; ARGENTINA; PUNA;

EID: 84942367035     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: 15729834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-015-9433-3     Document Type: Article

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