Effect of photoscale, interpreter bias and land type on woody crown-cover estimates from aerial photography

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 457-463

  Fensham, R J ^a   Fairfax, R J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND HERBARIUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CANOPY; DATA INTERPRETATION; EVERGREEN TREE; LAND TYPE; LEGUME; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODELING; SEMIARID REGION; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION TYPE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

ACACIA; EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 34250895667     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT05211     Document Type: Article

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