Improved estimation of wetland cover in the western canadian boreal forest

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-254

  Couling, Kendra ^a   Prepas, Ellie E ^a,b   Smith, Daniel W ^b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerial photography; Alberta Wetland Inventory; Boreal forest; Boreal Plain; Forest management wetlands; Wetland Inventory and Identification Tool; WIIT

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649150115     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140709354013     Document Type: Article

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