Integration of carbon conservation into sustainable forest management using high resolution satellite imagery: A case study in sabah, malaysian borneo

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 305-312

  Langnera, Andreas ^a   Samejimab, Hiromitsu ^b   Ongc, Robert C ^c   Titin, Jupiri ^c   Kitayamaa, Kanehiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c FOREST RESEARCH CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biomass; Borneo; Forest degradation; Landsat; Remote sensing; Sustainable forest management

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEGRADATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LANDSAT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

BORNEO; DERAMAKOT FOREST RESERVE; EAST MALAYSIA; MALAYSIA; SABAH;

EID: 84864501554     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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