Satellite data as indicators of tree biomass growth and forest dieback in a Mediterranean holm oak forest

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 135-144

  Ogaya, Romà ^a,b   Barbeta, Adrià ^a,b   Başnou, Corina ^a   Peñuelas, Josep ^a,b  

^a CREAF   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Forest productivity; Mediterranean forest; MODIS; Remote sensing; SPEI indices; Tree mortality

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIEBACK; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST HEALTH; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MORTALITY; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 84919924818     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-014-0408-y     Document Type: Article

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