An improved assessment of forest disturbance using a novel approach of combining a Gaussian mixture model with an EM algorithm - Wang, Zhou; Wang, Wenjin; Huang, Jian-Guo; Li, Rui; Liang, Hanxue; Duan, Jiawei; Cao, Jiahao; Yang, Feiyu; Zhang, Yaling; Hartl, Claudia; Tardif, Jacques C.; Zhang, Qi-Bin (Ecological indicators, 2024)
Keywords: algorithms; climate; data collection; decline; Disturbance; drought; forest damage; Forest decline; Forest dynamics; forests; Gaussian mixture model; global change; Growth release; growth rings; mortality; population dynamics; sustainable forestry; time series analysis; tree growth; Tree-ring index; Growth release; Tree-ring index; Forest decline; Gaussian mixture model; Forest dynamics; Disturbance