Estimating Terrestrial Lichen Fractional Cover Using Multiscale Imagery in a Forested Region of Caribou’s Winter Habitat Range in Eastern Canada, Quebec

Leila Yousefizadeh Naeni1,2, Wenjun Chen3, Jérôme Théau1,2, Liming He3, Julie Lovitt3, Robert Fraser3, Sylvain Leblanc3, Alexandre Langlois1,4, Galen Richardson3 and Saeid Homayouni5, (1)Departement of Applied Geomatics, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, (2)Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science (QCBS), Stewart Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, (3)Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada, (4)Centre d'Études Nordiques, Université Laval, Quebec city, QC, Canada, (5)Centre Eau Terre Environnement, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Quebec city, Canada