Patterns and controls of primary production in the Patagonian steppe: A remote sensing approach

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 307-319

  Jobbágy, Esteban G ^a   Sala, Osvaldo E ^a   Paruelo, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aboveground net primary production (ANPP); Arid ecosystems; Forage production; Grasslands ecology; NDVI; NOAA AVHRR; Patagonia; Rangelands; Remote sensing; Seasonality; Steppe

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; NDVI; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; STEPPE;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0036162576     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2680015     Document Type: Review

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