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Model for the potential natural vegetation mapping of Friuli Venezia-Giulia (NE Italy) and its application for a biogeographic classification of the region

2001; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 135; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/11263500112331350950

1724-5575

Livio Poldini, Enrico Feoli,

Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications

ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to present a joint vegetation data base and GIS application to produce a model to map the potential natural vegetation (PNV) of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region (NE Italy) and to show how the map can be used to draw a biogeographic classification of the region. All the natural arboreal coenoses growing below the timber line, as well as the dwarf shrubs and prairies developing above this limit, were considered. Some cross sections, extracted from the potential vegetation map, were tested against transects of real vegetation distribution.