Comparing evaluations of forest health based on aerial surveys and field inventories: Oak forests in the Northern United States

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 713-718

  Woodall, C W ^a   Morin, R S ^a   Steinman, J R ^a   Perry, C H ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial damage surveys; Forest health assessments; Forest inventory and analysis; Mortality; Oak forests

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEYS; DAMAGE EVENTS; DAMAGE SURVEYS; DATA SETS; FIELD INVENTORIES; FOREST DAMAGE; FOREST HEALTH; FOREST HEALTH ASSESSMENT; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS; HIGH QUALITY; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; OAK FORESTS; OAK SEEDLINGS; QUERCUS SPP; REGIONAL FORESTS; TREE MORTALITY;

DAMAGE DETECTION; FIRE HAZARDS; HEALTH; SURVEYS;

FORESTRY;

AERIAL SURVEY; DATA SET; DICOTYLEDON; FOREST HEALTH; FOREST INVENTORY; MORTALITY RISK; SAPLING; SEEDLING; SUSTAINABILITY;

DAMAGE; DETECTION; FIRES; FORESTRY; FORESTS; HAZARDS; HEALTH; INVENTORY CONTROL; MORTALITY; QUERCUS; SURVEYS;

UNITED STATES;

QUERCUS;

EID: 75349090881     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2009.11.012     Document Type: Article

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