Regional assessment of aspen change and spatial variability on decadal time scales

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Abstract

Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) is commonly believed to be declining throughout western North America. Using a historical vegetation map and Landsat TM5 imagery, this study detects changes in regional aspen cover over two different time periods of 85 and 18 years and examines aspen change patterns with biophysical variables in the Targhee National Forest of eastern Idaho, USA. A subpixel classification approach was successfully used to classify aspen. The results indicate greater spatial variability in regional aspen change patterns than indicated by local-scale studies. The observed spatial variability appears to be an inherent pattern in regional aspen dynamics, which interacts with biophysical variables, but persists over time.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)896-914
Number of pages19
JournalRemote Sensing
Volume1
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aspen abundance
  • Change detection
  • GIS
  • Landsat TM
  • Mixture tuned matched filtering

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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