Remote sensing of forest health : the detection and mapping of Thaumastocoris peregrinus damage in plantation forests.
Thaumastocoris peregrinus (T. peregrinus) is a sap-sucking insect that feeds on Eucalyptus leaves. It poses a major threat to the forest sector by reducing the photosynthetic ability of the tree, resulting in stunted growth and even death of severely infested trees. The foliage of the tree infested...
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10413/9483 |