Mapping the occurrence of Chromolaena odorata (L.) in subtropical forest gaps using environmental and remote sensing data

Biological Invasions

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 2027-2042

  Malahlela, Oupa E ^a,d   Cho, Moses A ^b,c   Mutanga, Onisimo ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Forest management; Invasive species; Remote sensing; ROC curve

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CANOPY GAP; DICOTYLEDON; INTEGRATED APPROACH; INVASIVE SPECIES; MAPPING METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; VEGETATION INDEX;

DUKUDUKU FOREST; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

CHROMOLAENA ODORATA;

EID: 84930384252     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: 15731464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-015-0858-7     Document Type: Article

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