Regional mapping of vegetation structure for biodiversity monitoring using airborne lidar data
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a Department of Forest Resource Management, 2424 Main Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z4, Canada b Department of Renewable Resources, Faculty of Agricultural, Life, and Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2H1, Canada c Forest Management Branch, Forestry Division, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, 9920-108 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 2M4, Canada
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Ecological Informatics
دوره 38 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017