Comparative analysis of harmonized forest area estimates for European countries

Forestry

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 285-299

  Seebach, L M ^a   Strobl, P ^b   San Miguel Ayanz, J ^b   Gallego, J ^b   Bastrup Birk, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; FOREST COVER; FOREST INVENTORY; LAND USE CHANGE; MOUNTAIN REGION; POLICY MAKING; REMOTE SENSING;

EUROPE;

EID: 79959702332     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpr013     Document Type: Article

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