Mapping percent tree mortality due to mountain pine beetle damage

Forest Science

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 392-402

  Long, John A ^a   Lawrence, Rick L ^b  

^a NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest disturbance; Insect damage; Landsat imagery; Tree mortality

Indexed keywords

MEAN SQUARE ERROR; PIXELS; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; FOREST DISTURBANCES; INSECT DAMAGE; LANDSAT IMAGERY; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TREE MORTALITY;

FORESTRY;

EID: 84982993899     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/forsci.15-046     Document Type: Article

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