The distribution of heath balds in the Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina and Tennessee

We used remote sensing and a geographic information system to model the distribution of evergreen shrub communities, called 'heath balds', in the Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina and Tennessee, USA. The 421 heath balds averaged 1.8 ha in size and covered 0.3% of the landscape. They re...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of vegetation science 2001-08, Vol.12 (4), p.453-466
Hauptverfasser:	White, Peter S., Wilds, S.P., Stratton, D.A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Evergreen shrub Geographic Information System Geology Heathlands Modeling Remote sensing Shrubs Sloping terrain Smoke Topographical aspect Topographical elevation Vegetation Watershed Watersheds White
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