Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) land conversion and productivity in the plains of Sonora, Mexico

Biological Conservation

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 62-71

  Franklin, Kim A ^a   Lyons, Kelly ^b   Nagler, Pamela L ^a   Lampkin, Derrick ^a   Glenn, Edward P ^a   Molina Freaner, Francisco ^b   Markow, Therese ^a   Huete, Alfredo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Desertification; Invasive plants; Land conversion; Rangeland productivity; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

GRASS; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND SURFACE; MODIS; NDVI; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RANGELAND;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SONORA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BOS TAURUS; CENCHRUS; CENCHRUS CILIARIS; PENNISETUM CILIARE; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 27644577981     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.07.018     Document Type: Article

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