Using unmanned aerial vehicles for rangelands: Current applications and future potentials

Environmental Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 159-168

  Rango, Albert ^a   Laliberte, Andrea ^a   Steele, Caiti ^a   Herrick, Jeffrey E ^a   Bestelmeyer, Brandon ^a   Schmugge, Thomas ^a   Roanhorse, Abigail ^b   Jenkins, Vince ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c Meggitt PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LAND MANAGEMENT; RANGELAND; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; VEGETATION COVER;

EID: 33947129688     PISSN: 14660466     EISSN: 14660474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1466046606060224     Document Type: Article

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