Effects of changing spatial scale on the results of statistical analysis with landscape data: A case study

Geographic Information Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 30-41

  Wu, Jianguo ^a   Gao, Wei ^b   Tueller, Paul T ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 84989167243     PISSN: 10824006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10824009709480491     Document Type: Article

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