The use of integrated remotely sensed and GIS data to determine causes of vegetation cover change in southern Botswana

Applied Geography

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 225-242

  Ringrose, Susan ^a   Vanderpost, Cornelis ^a   Matheson, Wilma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b Westwood International School   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS;

BUFFER ANALYSIS; GIS; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION COVER;

BOTSWANA, KALAHARI;

EID: 0030477835     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0143-6228(96)00005-7     Document Type: Article

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