New mapping techniques to estimate the preferential loss of small wetlands on prairie landscapes

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 396-409

  Serran, J N ^a   Creed, I F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Area; Frequency; Mapping techniques; Power law; Wetland; Wetland loss

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; LANDFORMS; MAPPING; OPTICAL RADAR;

AREA; FREQUENCY; MAPPING TECHNIQUES; POWER-LAW; WETLAND LOSS;

WETLANDS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MAPPING; POWER LAW; PRAIRIE; WETLAND;

ALBERTA; CANADA; PRAIRIE POTHOLE REGION;

EID: 84956807767     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10582     Document Type: Article

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