A method for the selection of relevant pattern indices for monitoring of spatial forest cover pattern at a regional scale

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-125

  De Clercq, Eva M ^a   Vandemoortele, Femke ^a   De Wulf, Robert R ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Forest fragmentation; Landscape indices; Spatial and thematic resolution; Spatial pattern

Indexed keywords

AGENDA 21; FOREST COVER; LANDSCAPE; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 33645972558     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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