Analysis of soil organic carbon and vegetation cover trends along the Botswana Kalahari Transect

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 379-396

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b Westwood International School   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana Kalahari Transect; Moisture gradient; Soil organic carbon; Thematic Mapper imagery; Vegetation anomalies; Woody cover components

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE GRADIENT; ORGANIC CARBON; REMOTE SENSING; SAVANNA; SOIL PROPERTY; VEGETATION COVER;

BOTSWANA; KALAHARI DESERT;

EID: 0032033788     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1997.0344     Document Type: Article

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