Comparative Land Evaluation approaches: An itinerary from FAO framework to simulation modelling

Geoderma

Volumn 150, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 367-378

  Manna, P ^a   Basile, A ^b   Bonfante, A ^b   De Mascellis, R ^b   Terribile, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

CropSyst; Land Evaluation; NDVI; Simulation modelling; SWAP

Indexed keywords

CROPSYST; LAND EVALUATION; NDVI; SIMULATION MODELLING; SWAP;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; LAND USE; REMOTE SENSING; SOILS;

COSTS;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORAGE; LAND EVALUATION; LAND USE PLANNING; MAIZE; NDVI; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL PROPERTY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PO VALLEY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 64549093269     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2009.02.020     Document Type: Article

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