Deforestation mapping sampling designs for Canadian landscapes

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1564-1576

  Leckie, Donald G ^a   Paradine, Dennis ^a,b   Kurz, Werner A ^a   Magnussen, Steen ^a  

^a PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

CBM CFS3; Deforestation; Greenhouse gas emissions; Monitoring; Sample design

Indexed keywords

COAL BED METHANE; ERRORS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE; MAPPING; MONITORING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CBM-CFS3; DEFORESTATION PATTERNS; FOREST LANDSCAPE; MONTE CARLO APPROACH; SAMPLE DESIGNS; SAMPLING DESIGN; SAMPLING ERRORS; STANDARD ERRORS;

DEFORESTATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DEFORESTATION; EMISSION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE CHANGE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CANADA;

EID: 84946397563     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2014-0541     Document Type: Article

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