Mapping caribou habitat north of the 51st parallel in Québec using Landsat imagery
A methodology using Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) images and vegetation typology, based on lichens as the principal component of caribou winter diet, was developed to map caribou habitat over a large and diversified area of Northern Québec. This approach includes field validation by aerial surveys (h...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
2003-04-01
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Series: | Rangifer |
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Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1707 |