Characterizing the landscape dynamics of an invasive plant and risk of invasion using remote sensing

Ecological Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1132-1147

  Bradley, Bethany A ^a   Mustard, John F ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bromus tectorum; Cheatgrass; Landsat; Plant invasion; Remote sensing; Risk assessment; Spatial modeling

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; GRASS; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE; REMOTE SENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POACEAE;

ECOLOGY; POACEAE; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; GREAT BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM;

EID: 33746009915     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: 10510761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2006)016[1132:CTLDOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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