Characterization of canopy openness before and after a spruce budworm outbreak in the southern boreal forest

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 339-352

  D'Aoust, Vincent ^a   Kneeshaw, Daniel ^a   Bergeron, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; INSECT CONTROL; PHOTOINTERPRETATION; SIZE DETERMINATION; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

BUDWORMS; CANOPY OPENNESS;

FORESTRY;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BOREAL FOREST; CANOPY; DEFOLIATION; FOREST COVER; PEST OUTBREAK;

CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; CONIFEROPHYTA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PICEA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 2342527191     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-278     Document Type: Conference Paper

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