Satellites could soon map every tree on Earth

被引：18

作者：

Hanan, Niall P. ^{[1
]}

Anchang, Julius Y. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] New Mexico State Univ, Dept Plant & Environm Sci, Long Term Ecol Res Program, Las Cruces, NM 88003 USA

[2] New Mexico State Univ, Dept Plant & Environm Sci, Las Cruces, NM 88003 USA

来源：

NATURE | 2020年 / 587卷 / 7832期

关键词：

Ecology; Environmental sciences;

D O I：

10.1038/d41586-020-02830-3

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

An analysis of satellite images has pinpointed individual tree canopies over a large area of West Africa. The data suggest that it will soon be possible, with certain limitations, to map the location and size of every tree worldwide.

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页码：42 / 43

页数：2

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