Biomass distribution mapping using airborne digital video imagery and spatial statistics in a semi-arid environment

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-164

  Phinn, Stuart ^a   Franklin, Janet ^a   Hope, Allen ^a   Stow, Douglas ^a   Huenneke, Laura ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Jornada LTER; Sampling intervals; Semi arid environment; Semi variograms; Spatial statistics

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; ECOSYSTEMS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; PIXELS; SAMPLING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; DIGITAL VIDEOS; JORNADA LONG TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH; LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH; PIXEL SIZE; PLANT COMMUNITIES; SAMPLING INTERVAL; SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENTS; SEMIVARIOGRAMS; SPATIAL STATISTICS;

VEGETATION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DESERT; ECOSYSTEM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT; REMOTE SENSING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION; VIDEORECORDING;

BIOMASS; DIGITAL IMAGERY; GRASSLAND; JORNADA LONG TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH; MAPPING; SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT; SEMIARID ENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL STATISTICS; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; VEGETATION;

USA, NEW MEXICO, JORNADA LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH SITE;

EID: 0030153461     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1996.0042     Document Type: Article

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