Measurement of above-ground plant biomass, forage availability and grazing impact by combining satellite image processing and fied survey in a dry area of north-eastern Syria

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-33

  Hirata, M ^a,e   Koga, N ^b   Shinjo, H ^a   Fujita, H ^c   Gintzburger, G ^a   Ishida, J ^d   Miyazaki, A ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arid rangelands; Cereal stubble; Dry season; Growing season; Plant cover; Shrubs

Indexed keywords

FORAGE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; WORLD;

EID: 15544382132     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2005.00448.x     Document Type: Review

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