The influence of canopy closure on the detection of understory indicator plants in kananaskis country

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 207-215

  Wilson, B A ^a   Ference, C G ^b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN HABITATS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CANOPY CLOSURES;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0035355667     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07038992.2001.10854937     Document Type: Article

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