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Integration of remote sensing data for forest risk assessment and disturbance monitoring in the Krkonoše National Park Cover

Integration of remote sensing data for forest risk assessment and disturbance monitoring in the Krkonoše National Park

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|Feb 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/forj-2025-0016 | Journal eISSN: 2454-0358 | Journal ISSN: 2454-034X
Language: English
Page range: 74 - 84
Published on: Feb 14, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2026 Vojtěch Bárta, Lucie Homolová, Petr Lukeš, Lucie Červená, Jakub Lysák, Zuzana Lhotáková, Eva Neuwirthová, Jana Albrechtová, Markéta Potůčková, Lucie Kupková, published by National Forest Centre and Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences
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