Predicting the site index of sugi plantations from GIS-derived environmental factors in Miyazaki Prefecture

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 177-186

  Mitsuda, Yasushi ^a   Ito, Satoshi ^b   Sakamoto, So ^c  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^c KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryptmeria japonica; Digital terrain analysis; Site index; Spatial resolution

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SOLAR RADIATION;

DIGITAL TERRAIN ANALYSIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STEM ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE INDEX;

FORESTRY;

CRYPTOMERIA; DATA PROCESSING; GIS; SITE INDEX; SUN LIGHT;

CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; JAPONICA;

EID: 34249738152     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-007-0004-1     Document Type: Article

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