Remote sensing-based spatio-temporal modeling to predict biomass in Sahelian grazing ecosystem

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 184, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 341-354

  Benie G B ^a   Kabore S S ^b   Goita K ^a   Courel, M F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Inst l'Environnement Rech A   (Burkina Faso)

^c PRODIG   (France)

Author keywords

Biomass; Grazing systems; Primary production; Remote sensing; Sahel; Semi arid environments; Spatio temporal modeling

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; NATURAL RESOURCES;

ATHROPOGENIC FACTORS; GRAZING ECOSYSTEM; HERBACEOUS BIOMASS; SPATIO TEMPORAL MODELING;

REMOTE SENSING;

BIOMASS; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SEMIARID REGION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; METEOROLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCES; REMOTE SENSING; SIMULATION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 16344366419     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2004.10.012     Document Type: Article

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