Tree species identification on large-scale aerial photographs in a tropical rain forest, French Guiana - Application for management and conservation

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 225, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 51-61

  Valérie, Trichon ^a,b   Marie Pierre, Julien ^a,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c UMR 1201 Dynafor   (France)

Author keywords

Aerial photographs; Forest canopy; French Guiana; Photo interpretation; Tree species identification; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT;

FOREST CANOPY; FRENCH GUIANA; PHOTO-INTERPRETATION; TREE SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TROPICAL RAIN FOREST;

FORESTRY;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; CANOPY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD;

CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; MANAGEMENT;

FRENCH GUIANA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33645053010     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.12.046     Document Type: Article

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