Forest edge quantification by line intersect sampling in aerial photographs

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 230, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 32-42

  Esseen, Per Anders ^a   Jansson, K Ulrika ^a   Nilsson, Mats ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Canopy cover; Edge influence; Forest fragmentation; Line intersect sampling; Photogrammetry; Tree height

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL DEVICES; ECOSYSTEMS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; PHOTOGRAPHY;

CANOPY COVER; EDGE INFLUENCE; FOREST FRAGMENTATION; LINE INTERSECT SAMPLING; TREE HEIGHT;

FORESTRY;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; BIODIVERSITY; BOREAL FOREST; FOREST EDGE; FRAGMENTATION; INFRARED IMAGERY; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; LINE TRANSECT; SAMPLING;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 33745190051     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.04.012     Document Type: Article

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