Detecting peatland drains with Object Based Image Analysis and Geoeye-1 imagery
Abstract Background Peatlands play an important role in the global carbon cycle. They provide important ecosystem services including carbon sequestration and storage. Drainage disturbs peatland ecosystem services. Mapping drains is difficult and expensive and their spatial extent is, in many cases,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-03-01
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Series: | Carbon Balance and Management |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13021-017-0075-z |