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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Main Authors: Stéphanie Chalifoux, Isabelle Saucier, G. Jean Doucet, Pierre Lamothe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2003-04-01
Series:Rangifer
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1707