Current Trends in Forest Ecological Applications of Three-Dimensional Remote Sensing: Transition from Experimental to Operational Solutions?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Summary of the Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Latifi, H.; Valbuena, R. Current Trends in Forest Ecological Applications of Three-Dimensional Remote Sensing: Transition from Experimental to Operational Solutions? Forests 2019, 10, 891. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10100891
Latifi H, Valbuena R. Current Trends in Forest Ecological Applications of Three-Dimensional Remote Sensing: Transition from Experimental to Operational Solutions? Forests. 2019; 10(10):891. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10100891
Chicago/Turabian StyleLatifi, Hooman, and Ruben Valbuena. 2019. "Current Trends in Forest Ecological Applications of Three-Dimensional Remote Sensing: Transition from Experimental to Operational Solutions?" Forests 10, no. 10: 891. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10100891