Satellite based long-term assessment of rangeland condition in semi-arid areas: An example from Botswana

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 383-389

  Vanderpost, C ^a   Ringrose, S ^a   Matheson, W ^b   Arntzen, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b SunArt Pty Ltd   (Botswana)

^c Centre for Applied Research   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Degradation; Land use; Rangelands; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GRAZING PRESSURE; LAND USE CHANGE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; RAINFALL; RANGELAND; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEMIARID REGION;

BOTSWANA;

EID: 78951491177     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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