... for mapping. In sus-
tainable forest management applications, it appears that three general but different
kinds or types of digital remote sensing information are of interest.
1. Continuous forest ... and will likely continue to evolve as foresters increasingly look to extract
from remote sensing the information needed to support sustainable forest manage-
ment application...
... imagery in forestry remains underexploited, but the poten-
tial is being recognized.
FOREST AGE
It would be difficult to argue that forest age can be remotely sensed directly; many
forests are ... al.,
1998) and remote sensing measurements (Cohen and Spies, 1992) have been sought
for a variety of forest management applications that require information on a com-
posite or summary...
... bound within
known limits. Many forest studies — not simply remote sensing studies of forests,
but studies of forest management, forest growth, forest disturbance, and forest change
— begin with statements ... conventions
Indicator 4. 4.3 Economic incentives for bioenergy use
Indicator 4. 4 .4 Existence of forest inventories
Indicator 4. 4.5 Existence of laws and regula...
... to
accomplish the goals of forest management. It seems unlikely that there will be a
one-to-one correspondence between spectral response patterns, forest covertypes,
forest ecosystems and forest stands; ... (nonflooded alluvial plains forest, lowland season-
allyflooded forest, palm forest, and swamp forest) were mapped accurately using
Landsat TM imagery of the Chimanes Forest. W...
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Landsat imagery were classified into...
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implications for forest management planning. Can. J. For. Res., 20: 391 40 4.
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Hall, R. J., R. Morton, and R. Nesby. 1989b. A comparison of existing models for dbh
estimation...
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about 65 metres high. In the foreground is part of a wave-cut platform in the same formation ...
decision-makers at the National Assembly for Wales in making better informed
and evidence-based decisions on the future sustainable use of our coastal heritage
for many generations...