Grazing effect on NDVI across an aridity gradient in Argentina

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 764-776

  Blanco, L J ^a   Aguilera, M O ^a   Paruelo, J M ^b   Biurrun, F N ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiologicas y Ecologicas   (Argentina)

^c Universidad Nacional de La Rioja   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aboveground net primary production; Grazing disturbances; Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI); Rangelands

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; ANNUAL VARIATION; ARIDITY; AVHRR; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; NDVI; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NOAA SATELLITE; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RANGELAND; REGIONAL PATTERN; WATERING POINT;

ARGENTINA; CHACO [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 40849131183     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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