Spatial–Temporal Dynamics in Barrier Island Upland Vegetation: The Overlooked Coastal Landscape

Ecosystems

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 685-697

  Zinnert, Julie C ^a   Shiflett, Sheri A ^a   Via, Stephen ^a   Bissett, Spencer ^a   Dows, Benjamin ^a   Manley, Paul ^a   Young, Donald R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coastal vegetation; LTER; remote sensing; sea level rise; state change; woody expansion

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; RANGE EXPANSION; REMOTE SENSING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UPLAND REGION; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 84969924853     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-016-9961-6     Document Type: Article

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