Characterizing patterns of land degradation potential and agro-ecological sustainability in Nang Rong, Thailand

Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 765-773

  Welsh, William F ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; SOILS;

BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCKS; ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY; EUCALYPTUS TREES; LAND DEGRADATION; NON-NATIVE SPECIES; ON-GOING MONITORING; SOIL SUITABILITY; SPECTRAL CLASSIFICATION;

ECOLOGY;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGROECOLOGY; CASH CROPPING; EVERGREEN TREE; GIS; LAND DEGRADATION; LANDSAT; PIXEL; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SUSTAINABILITY; TIME SERIES;

ASIA; BURIRAM; EURASIA; NANG RONG; NORTHEASTERN REGION; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EUCALYPTUS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 44849110513     PISSN: 00991112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14358/PERS.74.6.765     Document Type: Article

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