The application of a remotely-sensed diversity index to monitor degradation patterns in a semi-arid, heterogeneous, South African landscape

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 477-484

  Tanser, Frank C ^a,c   Palmer, Anthony R ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b ARC Range and Forage Institute   (South Africa)

^c NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Landsat TM; Landscape heterogeneity; NDVI; Rangeland; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HETEROGENEITY; LAND DEGRADATION; REMOTE SENSING; SEMIARID REGION; VEGETATION INDEX;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033452208     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1999.0568     Document Type: Article

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