The challenge of identifying and conserving valuable ecosystems close to human settlements in a northern area. An approach based on field- and satellite data.

• Main Author: Stabursvik, Ellen Margrethe
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Universitetet i Tromsø 2007
• Subjects: VDP::Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488; VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Agriculture disciplines: 910::Management of natural resources: 914; Landsat; rich broadleaved forest; classification; vegetation indices; NDVI; Målselv; Bardu; vegetation mapping; satellite mapping; biodiversity; Norway; North Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/1205

The rich broadleaved forests of North Norway have high species diversity. Mappings of biodiversity have been undertaken in the two municipalities Målselv and Bardu, but these mappings are far from exhaustive. This study examines classification methods for mapping rich broadleaved forests with the us...