A pixel-based semi-empirical system for predicting vegetation diversity in boreal forest

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-105

  Warren, Anthony J ^a   Collins, Michael J ^b  

^a AXYS Environmental Consulting Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAPPING; STATISTICS; VEGETATION;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; VEGETATION DIVERSITY;

REMOTE SENSING;

BOREAL FOREST; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PIXEL; REMOTE SENSING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTS; GEOGRAPHY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAPPING; PLANTS; SENSORS; STATISTICS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE ALBERT NATIONAL PARK; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 34250885892     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160600647704     Document Type: Article

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