Remote sensing of forest insect disturbances: Current state and future directions

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 60, Issue , 2017, Pages 49-60

  Senf, Cornelius ^a,b   Seidl, Rupert ^b   Hostert, Patrick ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bark beetle; Biotic disturbance; Defoliation; Forest health; Insect disturbance; Insect outbreak

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOTIC FACTOR; DEFOLIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; PEST OUTBREAK; REMOTE SENSING;

HEXAPODA; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 85026224747     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2017.04.004     Document Type: Review

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