Computer visualization of pre-settlement and current forests in Wisconsin

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 246, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 135-143

  Stoltman, Andrew M ^a   Radeloff, Volker C ^a   Mladenoff, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Historic benchmark; Restoration; Visualization

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATA VISUALIZATION; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS;

COMPUTER VISUALIZATION; FOREST CONDITIONS; HISTORIC BENCHMARK; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPUTER VISION; DECISION MAKING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT TYPE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; VISUALIZATION;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 34347263746     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.02.029     Document Type: Article

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