Investigation on boundary changes of northern forests of Iran using remotely sensed data

We compared land use maps of 1988 and 2004 of northern mountainous forests of Iran that have been extracted from landsat images in 15 years period and investigated on boundary changes and calculated deforestation areas as well. This information is essential for afforestation and forest extension in...

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Main Authors: Khosro Mirakhorlou, Reza Akhavan
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands of Iran 2008-03-01
Series:تحقیقات جنگل و صنوبر ایران
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Online Access:http://ijfpr.areeo.ac.ir/article_108124_3707aea9d4207b29359daf0b2ed4eb94.pdf