Landscape evaluation and restoration planning

Environmental Science and Engineering (Subseries: Environmental Science)

Volumn , Issue 9783642319990, 2014, Pages 135-174

  Hessburg, Paul F ^a   Brion Salter, R ^a   Reynolds, Keith M ^b   Dickinson, James D ^c   Gaines, William L ^c   Harrod, Richy J ^c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Departure analysis; EMDS; Future range of variability; Historical range of variability; Landscape analysis; Reference variation; Restoration planning; Spatial decision support; Vegetation pattern; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND RECLAMATION; VEGETATION;

DEPARTURE ANALYSIS; EMDS; FUTURE RANGE OF VARIABILITY; HISTORICAL RANGE OF VARIABILITY; LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VARIATIONS; RESTORATION PLANNING; SPATIAL DECISION SUPPORT; VEGETATION PATTERN; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

RESTORATION;

EID: 84962723292     PISSN: 18635520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32000-2_7     Document Type: Review

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