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Attributing a Causal Agent and Assessing the Severity of Non-Stand Replacing Disturbances in a Northern Hardwood Forest using Landsat-Derived Vegetation Indices

Attribution d’un agent causal et mesure de la sévérité de perturbations intermédiaires en forêt feuillue nordique à partir d’indices de végétation dérivés de Landsat

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Article: 2196356 | Received 14 Nov 2022, Accepted 23 Mar 2023, Published online: 10 Apr 2023

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