Historical Maps from Modern Images: Using Remote Sensing to Model and Map Century-Long Vegetation Change in a Fire-Prone Region.

Understanding the age structure of vegetation is important for effective land management, especially in fire-prone landscapes where the effects of fire can persist for decades and centuries. In many parts of the world, such information is limited due to an inability to map disturbance histories befo...

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Main Authors: Kate E Callister, Peter A Griffioen, Sarah C Avitabile, Angie Haslem, Luke T Kelly, Sally A Kenny, Dale G Nimmo, Lisa M Farnsworth, Rick S Taylor, Simon J Watson, Andrew F Bennett, Michael F Clarke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4814043?pdf=render