Gap pattern of the largest primeval beech forest of Europe revealed by remote sensing

Ecosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Hobi, M L ^a,b   Ginzler, C ^a   Commarmot, B ^a   Bugmann, H ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Canopy gap; Carpathian biosphere reserve; Disturbance regime; Fagus sylvatica; Forest dynamics; Old growth forest; Satellite; Spectral image analysis; Virgin forest; WorldView 2

Indexed keywords

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 84929323351     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21508925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/ES14-00390.1     Document Type: Article

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