Use of remote sensing to quantify forest response following a wildfire in northeast Minnesota

................................................................................... viii CHAPTER 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION............................................ Background........................................................................... Goals and Objectives................................................................ Thesis Organization.................................................................. References............................................................................ 1 1 2 4 5 CHAPTER 2. USE OF REMOTE SENSING TO MAP ASPEN REGENERATION AND STUDY LANDSCAPE PATTERNS FROM WILDFIRE, AND DRIVERS AFFECTING FOREST RESPONSE FOLLOWING WILDFIRE IN THE UPPER MIDWEST....................................................... Abstract................................................................................ Introduction............................................................................ Methods................................................................................ Results................................................................................. Discussion............................................................................. References............................................................................ 7 7 8 13 24 30 39 CHAPTER 3. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS............................................... Summary............................................................................... References............................................................................ 46 46 49