Quantifying grazing intensities using geographic information systems and satellite remote sensing in the Xilingol steppe region, Inner Mongolia, China

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-93

  Kawamura, Kensuke ^a   Akiyama, Tsuyoshi ^a   Yokota, Hiro Omi ^b   Tsutsumi, Michio ^c   Yasuda, Taisuke ^d   Watanabe, Osamu ^e   Wang, Shiping ^f  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d YAMANASHI INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR WESTERN REGION   (Japan)

^f INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

GIS; GPS; Grazing intensity; Inner Mongolia grassland; MODIS NDVI

Indexed keywords

GIS; GPS; GRASSLAND; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; NDVI; RANGELAND;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL; WORLD; XILIN BASIN;

EID: 15744368404     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2004.09.008     Document Type: Article

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