Spatial and temporal patterns of gap dominance by low-canopy lianas detected using EO-1 Hyperion and Landsat Thematic Mapper

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2104-2117

  Foster, Jane R ^a   Townsend, Philip A ^a   Zganjar, Chris E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Canopy gaps; Change detection; Change vector analysis; EO 1 Hyperion; Hyperspectral; Landsat; Lianas; Noel Kempff Mercado National Park; Succession; Tropical forests, Forest dynamics; Woody vines

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; PHOTOMAPPING; TROPICS;

CANOPY GAPS; CHANGE DETECTION; CHANGE VECTOR ANALYSIS; FOREST DYNAMICS; HYPERION; LIANAS; NOEL KEMPFF MERCADO NATIONAL PARK; TROPICAL FORESTS; WOODY VINES;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; CANOPY GAP; DETECTION METHOD; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST DYNAMICS; LANDSAT; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; REGENERATION; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUCCESSION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPICAL FOREST; VECTOR AUTOREGRESSION;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FORESTS; MAPPING; TROPICS;

BOLIVIA; NOEL KEMPFF MERCADO NATIONAL PARK; SANTA CRUZ [BOLIVIA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

HYPERION;

EID: 41449094455     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2007.07.027     Document Type: Article

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