Characterization of diverse plant communities in Aspen Parkland rangeland using LiDAR data

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 407-416

  Su, Jason G ^a   Bork, Edward W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cover; Density; Elaeagnus commutata; Festuca; Populus tremuloides; Reference data; Reflectance intensity; Remote sensing; Symphoricarpos occidentalis; Vegetation characterization; Western Canada

Indexed keywords

ELAEAGNUS COMMUTATA; FESTUCA; POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; SYMPHORICARPOS OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 40549088009     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2007.tb00440.x     Document Type: Article

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