Satellite image texture and a vegetation index predict avian biodiversity in the Chihuahuan Desert of New Mexico

Ecography

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 468-480

  St Louis, Véronique ^a   Pidgeon, Anna M ^a   Clayton, Murray K ^b   Locke, Brian A ^c   Bash, Dallas ^c   Radeloff, Volker C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c Directorate of Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; DESERT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT TYPE; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MODEL VALIDATION; PREDICTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION INDEX;

CHIHUAHUAN DESERT; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES;

EID: 67649948845     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2008.05512.x     Document Type: Article

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