Canopy observations on the hyperspectral properties of a community of tropical dry forest lianas and their host trees

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2101-2109

  Sanchez Azofeifa G A ^a   Castro Esau, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; REFLECTION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

CANOPY; HYPERSPECTRAL PROPERTIES; TROPICAL DRY FOREST LIANAS;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY; DRY FOREST; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; TREE; TROPICAL FOREST; VEGETATION INDEX;

CROWNS; FORESTRY; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE;

ANACARDIUM EXCELSUM;

EID: 33747180142     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500444749     Document Type: Article

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