Mapping Species Composition of Forests and Tree Plantations in Northeastern Costa Rica with an Integration of Hyperspectral and Multitemporal Landsat Imagery

An efficient means to map tree plantations is needed to detect tropical land use change and evaluate reforestation projects. To analyze recent tree plantation expansion in northeastern Costa Rica, we examined the potential of combining moderate-resolution hyperspectral imagery (2005 HyMap mosaic) wi...

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Main Authors: Matthew E. Fagan, Ruth S. DeFries, Steven E. Sesnie, J. Pablo Arroyo-Mora, Carlomagno Soto, Aditya Singh, Philip A. Townsend, Robin L. Chazdon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-05-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/7/5/5660

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