Application of spectral and environmental variables to map the Kissimmee Prairie ecosystem using classification trees

GIScience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 299-323

  Griffin, Sean ^a   Rogan, John ^a   Runfola, Daniel ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GRASSLAND; MAPPING; MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE; PRAIRIE; SHRUBLAND; VEGETATION COVER;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052667859     PISSN: 15481603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1548-1603.48.3.299     Document Type: Article

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