From Satellite Imagery to Peatland Vegetation Diversity: How Reliable Are Habitat Maps?

Although satellite imagery is becoming a basic component of the work of ecologists and conservationists, its potential and reliability are still relatively unknown for a large number of ecosystems. Using Landsat 7/ETM+ (Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus) data, we tested the accuracy of two types of supe...

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Main Authors: Monique F. Poulin, Denis Careau, Line Rochefort, André Desrochers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2002-12-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol6/iss2/art16/