Assessing the health of Pinus radiata plantations using remote sensing data and decision tree analysis

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-80

  Sims, Neil C ^a   Stone, Christine ^b   Coops, Nicholas C ^c   Ryan, Philip ^d  

^a Ensis   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision tree; Diplodia pinea; Essigella California; Forest health; New South Wales; Pinus radiata; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

DECISION TREES; REMOTE SENSING; SOFTWOODS; SURVEYS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CROWN DISCOLORATION; CROWN TRANSPARENCY; FOREST HEALTH MONITORING;

FORESTRY;

AERIAL SURVEY; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CORRELATION; DECISION ANALYSIS; FOREST HEALTH; REMOTE SENSING; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

AIR CRAFT; CROWN CLASSES; DECISION THEORY; DEFOLIATION; LEAVES; PINUS RADIATA; PLANTATIONS; SURVEYING; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ADELGIDAE; APHIDIDAE; DIPLODIA PINEA; ESSIGELLA; ESSIGELLA CALIFORNICA; FUNGI; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 33947263673     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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