Monitoring Bark Beetle Forest Damage in Central Europe. A Remote Sensing Approach Validated with Field Data

Monitoring Bark Beetle Forest Damage in Central Europe. A Remote Sensing Approach Validated with Field Data

Over the last decades, climate change has triggered an increase in the frequency of spruce bark beetle (<i>Ips typographus</i> L.) in Central Europe. More than 50% of forests in the Czech Republic are seriously threatened by this pest, leading to high ecological and economic losses. The...

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Main Authors: Angel Fernandez-Carrillo, Zdeněk Patočka, Lumír Dobrovolný, Antonio Franco-Nieto, Beatriz Revilla-Romero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
bark beetle
<i>Ips typographus</i> L.
pest
remote sensing
change detection
forest damage
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/21/3634

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