Remote Sensing Research Priorities in Tropical Dry Forest Environments

Biotropica

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 134-142

  Sanchez Azofeifa G A ^a   Castro, K L ^a   Rivard, B ^a   Kalascka, M R ^a   Harriss, R C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyper spectral remote sensing; Leaf area index; Remote sensing; Secondary forest; Tropical dry forests

Indexed keywords

LEAF AREA INDEX; REMOTE SENSING; SECONDARY FOREST; TROPICAL FOREST;

EID: 0142123198     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2003.tb00273.x     Document Type: Review

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