Classifying forest inventory data into species-based forest community types at broad extents: exploring tradeoffs among supervised and unsupervised approaches

Classifying forest inventory data into species-based forest community types at broad extents: exploring tradeoffs among supervised and unsupervised approaches

Abstract Background Knowledge of the different kinds of tree communities that currently exist can provide a baseline for assessing the ecological attributes of forests and monitoring future changes. Forest inventory data can facilitate the development of this baseline knowledge across broad extents,...

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Main Authors: Jennifer K. Costanza, Don Faber-Langendoen, John W. Coulston, David N. Wear
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018-02-01
Series:Forest Ecosystems
Subjects:
Big data
Correspondence analysis
Dominant species
Forest communities
Global change
Hierarchical classification
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40663-017-0123-x

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