A LANDSAT MSS-derived fire history of Kakadu National Park, monsoonal northern Australia, 1980-94: Seasonal extent, frequency and patchiness

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 748-766

  Russele Smith, Jeremy ^a,c   Ryan, Paul G ^a,d   Durieu, Richard ^b  

^a Australian Nature Conservation Agency   (Australia)

^b Southern Remote Sensing   (Australia)

^c Bushfires Council of the Northern Territory   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arnhem Land; Burning; Northern Territory; Remote sensing; Savanna

Indexed keywords

BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; MELALEUCA; MYRTACEAE;

BIOMASS BURNING; FIRE HISTORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDSAT MSS; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; LANDSAT TM; PRESCRIBED FIRE; REMOTE SENSING; SAVANNA;

AUSTRALIA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, KAKADU NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0030619904     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404920     Document Type: Article

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