Application of merged 1-m and 4-m resolution satellite data to research and management in tropical forests

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 592-600

  Read, Jane M ^a   Clark, David B ^b,c   Venticinque, Eduardo M ^d   Moreira, Marcelo P ^d  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c La Selva Biological Station   (Costa Rica)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Georeferencing; IKONOS; Reduced impact logging; Remote sensing; Tropical moist forests

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GPS; REMOTE SENSING; SELECTIVE LOGGING; SILVICULTURE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TROPICAL FOREST;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0038009401     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2003.00814.x     Document Type: Article

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