Changes of Norway Spruce Health in the Białowieża Forest (CE Europe) in 2013–2019 during a Bark Beetle Infestation, Studied with Landsat Imagery
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data Sources and Data Processing
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Landsat 8 imagery archives | Landsat product identifier (image acquisition date):
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Forest Data Bank of the Polish State Forests | Data package for Białowieża Forest District—BDL_01_02_BIALOWIEZA_2018 | Thematic and spatial data for tree stands:
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Institute of Meteorology and Water Management—National Research Institute (IMGW–PIB) in Poland | Data for Białowieża weather station No. 252230120 located at 52°41′60′′ N, 23°50′50′′ E | Weather data:
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Bryk, M.; Kołodziej, B.; Pliszka, R. Changes of Norway Spruce Health in the Białowieża Forest (CE Europe) in 2013–2019 during a Bark Beetle Infestation, Studied with Landsat Imagery. Forests 2021, 12, 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12010034
Bryk M, Kołodziej B, Pliszka R. Changes of Norway Spruce Health in the Białowieża Forest (CE Europe) in 2013–2019 during a Bark Beetle Infestation, Studied with Landsat Imagery. Forests. 2021; 12(1):34. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12010034
Chicago/Turabian StyleBryk, Maja, Beata Kołodziej, and Radosław Pliszka. 2021. "Changes of Norway Spruce Health in the Białowieża Forest (CE Europe) in 2013–2019 during a Bark Beetle Infestation, Studied with Landsat Imagery" Forests 12, no. 1: 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12010034
APA StyleBryk, M., Kołodziej, B., & Pliszka, R. (2021). Changes of Norway Spruce Health in the Białowieża Forest (CE Europe) in 2013–2019 during a Bark Beetle Infestation, Studied with Landsat Imagery. Forests, 12(1), 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12010034