Change vector analysis to categorise land cover change processes using the tasselled cap as biophysical indicator

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 145, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 227-235

  Siwe, Rene Ngamabou ^a   Koch, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agriculture extension; Change vector analysis; Deforestation; Forest cover change; Mount Cameroon; Tassled cap; Wood extraction

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGES; CONSERVATION; DYNAMICS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; MOUNTINGS; VEGETATION;

AGRICULTURE EXTENSION; CHANGE VECTOR ANALYSIS; DEFORESTATION; FOREST COVER CHANGE; MOUNT CAMEROON; TASSLED CAP; WOOD EXTRACTION;

VECTORS;

WATER;

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; BIOPHYSICS; DEFORESTATION; FOREST COVER; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; OPTIMIZATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL VARIATION; THEMATIC MAPPING;

ACCURACY; AGRICULTURE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICAL EQUIPMENT; CAMEROON; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGERY; LAND USE; PREDICTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL; VEGETATION;

AGRICULTURE; BIOPHYSICS; CAMEROON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; TREES;

AGRICULTURE; DEFORESTATION; DYNAMICS; EXTRACTION; FORESTRY; LAND USE; PALMS; PLANNING; PLANTATIONS; SENSORS; WOOD;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; MOUNT CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 51749123762     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-0031-6     Document Type: Article

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