Detection of Annual Spruce Budworm Defoliation and Severity Classification Using Landsat Imagery

Detection of Annual Spruce Budworm Defoliation and Severity Classification Using Landsat Imagery

Spruce budworm (SBW) is the most destructive forest pest in eastern forests of North America. Mapping annual current-year SBW defoliation is challenging because of the large landscape scale of infestations, high temporal/spatial variability, and the short period of time when detection is possible. W...

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Main Authors: Parinaz Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, Aaron R. Weiskittel, Daniel Kneeshaw, David A. MacLean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
forest pests
defoliation
spruce budworm
multi-spectral remote sensing
Acadian region
Maine
Quebec
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/6/357

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