Spatial variability of above-ground net primary production in Uruguayan grasslands: A remote sensing approach

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-85

  Baeza, S ^a   Lezama, F ^b   Pineiro G ^c   Altesor, A ^a   Paruelo, J M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA INIA   (Uruguay)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Land cover classification; Native grasslands; Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI); Radiation use efficiency; R o de la plata grasslands

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949451263     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2009.01051.x     Document Type: Article

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