A protocol for retrospective remote sensing-based ecological monitoring of rangelands

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-29

  Washington Allen, Robert A ^a,b   West, Neil E ^c   Ramsey, R Douglas ^c   Efroymson, Rebecca A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catastrophe theory; Ecological indicators; Land degradation; Landsat; Trend

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; LAND USE; LANDSAT; MONITORING; RANGELAND; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 31744443922     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/04-116R2.1     Document Type: Article

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