Estimating and mapping pteridophyte and Melastomataceae species richness in western Amazonian rainforests

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 475-793

  Rajaniemi, S ^a   Tomppo, E ^a   Ruokolainen, K ^b   Tuomisto, H ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ECOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SATELLITES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

DATASETS; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER (TM); PTERIDOPHYTES; TAXONOMICAL GROUPS;

MAPPING;

LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; PTERIDOPHYTE; RAINFOREST; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION MAPPING;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13844313492     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160512331316405     Document Type: Article

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