Gis modeling for the ecological restoration of a nature reserve: Legii lake and valley (NW Romania) - A case study

Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 173-180

  Sevianu, Eliana ^a   Stermin, Alexandru Nicolae ^a   Malos, Cristian ^a   Reti, Kinga ^a   Munteanu, Dan ^b   David, Alin ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b ACADEMY OF ROMANIAN SCIENTISTS   (Romania)

Author keywords

Habitat heterogeneity; Predictability; Restoration; Water birds; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GIS; NATURE RESERVE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WETLAND;

ROMANIA;

AVES;

EID: 84949475070     PISSN: 18424090     EISSN: 1844489X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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