SPATIAL DEFORESTATION MODELILNG USING CELLULAR AUTOMATA (CASE STUDY: CENTRAL ZAGROS FORESTS)

Forests have been highly exploited in recent decades in Iran and deforestation is going to be the major environmental concern due to its role in destruction of natural ecosystem and soil cover. Therefore, finding the effective parameters in deforestation and simulation of this process can help the m...

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Main Authors: M. Naghdizadegan, M. Behifar, B. Mirbagheri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-09-01
Series:The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Online Access:http://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XL-1-W3/289/2013/isprsarchives-XL-1-W3-289-2013.pdf