The use of satellite images for mapping of landscape and biological diversity in the Sahel

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-109

  Jorgensen A F ^a,c   Nohr H ^b  

^a Ornis Consult Ltd   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; LANDSCAPE DIVERSITY; LANDSCAPE MAPPING; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; THEMATIC MAPPER; VEGETATION INDEX;

SENEGAL, FERLO REGION; SENEGAL, SAHEL; SENEGAL, SAHEL, FERLO REGION;

EID: 0029751392     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169608948988     Document Type: Article

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