How much does the time lag between wildlife field-data collection and LiDAR-data acquisition matter for studies of animal distributions A case study using bird communities

Remote Sensing Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 185-193

  Vierling, Kerri T ^a   Swift, Charles E ^a   Hudak, Andrew T ^b   Vogeler, Jody C ^c   Vierling, Lee A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; DATA ACQUISITION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY;

BIRD COMMUNITIES; CONIFER FORESTS; CONIFEROUS FORESTS; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING; PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

OPTICAL RADAR;

AVIFAUNA; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA SET; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GUILD; LIDAR; MAP; SONGBIRD; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BIRDS; DATA PROCESSING; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; RADAR;

IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CERTHIA AMERICANA; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84896331100     PISSN: 2150704X     EISSN: 21507058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/2150704X.2014.891773     Document Type: Article

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