Mapping spatial patterns with morphological image processing

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-177

  Vogt, Peter ^a   Riitters, Kurt H ^b   Estreguil, Christine ^a   Kozak, Jacek ^c   Wade, Timothy G ^d   Wickham, James D ^d  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest fragmentation; Morphological image processing; Spatial pattern

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL MAPPING; FOREST HEALTH; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; IMAGE PROCESSING; LAND COVER; PRECISION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VAL GRANDE NATIONAL PARK; VERBANO-CUSIO OSSOLA;

EID: 33846630770     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-006-9013-2     Document Type: Article

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