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Acknowledgements
SPOT4/Landsat TM Imagery: Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS)
Field Work: la Société de Protection des Forêts contre les Insectes et Maladies (SOPFIM) SOPFIM, Canadian Forest Service (CFS), Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS)
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Disclaimer: The data and analyses presented on this site satisfies a requirement for RENR690: Multivariate and Spatial Statistics, University of Alberta. This information is for educational purposes only and should not be used for reference.