Using Imaging Spectroscopy to Estimate Integrated Measures of Forage Quality for Browsing Herbivores
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FORAGE QUALITY FOR BROWSING HERBIVORES Kara N. Youngentob, L. J. Renzullo, A. A. Held, X. Jia, D. B. Lindenmayer, and W. J. Foley The Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200 CSIRO, Division of Land and Water, Canberra ACT 2601 CSIRO, Division of Marine and Atmospheric Research, Canberra ACT 2601 School of Electrical Engineering, Australian Defense Force Academy, The University of New South Wales, Canberra, ACT 2600 Botany and Zoology, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University Canberra, ACT 0200
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تاریخ انتشار 2010