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Comparison of the Absolute and Relative Difference Spectral Indices to Estimate Burn Severity: The Case of Endangered Nothofagus alessandrii (ruil)

John Gajardo, Marco Yáñez, Sergio Espinoza, Marcos Carrasco-Benavides, Yony Ormazábal, Carlos Mena, Persy Gómez and Pedro Garrido
Ecological Restoration, September 2022, 40 (3) 191-202; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.40.3.191
John Gajardo
Instituto de Bosques y Sociedad, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Austral de Chile, Campus Isla Teja, Valdivia, Chile.
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Marco Yáñez
CESAF, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y de la Conservación de la Naturaleza, Universidad de Chile, Avenida Santa Rosa 11365, La Pintana, Chile, .
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Sergio Espinoza
Departamento de Ciencias Forestales, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile.
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Marcos Carrasco-Benavides
Departamento de Ciencias Agronómicas, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Universidad Católica del Maule, Los Niches-Curicó, Chile.
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Yony Ormazábal
Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile.
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Carlos Mena
Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile.
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Persy Gómez
Darwin Maule, Talca, Chile.
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Darwin Maule, Talca, Chile.
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