Spectral Analysis and image classification of the dwarf shrub Empetrum nigrum (L.) by means of remote sensing data.

• Main Author: Ibarrola, Edurne
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2014
• Subjects: Remote sensing; Landsat; Empetrum nigrum; Northern Norway; Spectral unmixing classification; ASD FieldSpec; ENVI; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488; BIO-3950; Norway; Tromsø; Ifjord; Finnmark; Troms
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/6556

Empetrum nigrum dominates in alpine and northern part of Norway. It is an allelopathic species that can reduce both productivity and biodiversity in ecosystems. The study focuses on identifying and determining different cover of E. nigrum by means of remote sensing data within two regions of Norther...