Remote sensing of vegetation pattern and condition to monitor changes in everglades biogeochemistry

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 64-91

  Jones, John W ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

biogeochemistry; remote sensing; vegetation pattern

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AMOUNT OF INFORMATION; APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; GROUND BASED; PROCESS UNDERSTANDING; VEGETATION DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION MAPS; VEGETATION PATTERN;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; REMOTE SENSING;

VEGETATION;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION TYPE; YIELD;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; INFORMATION; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951828052     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2010.530924     Document Type: Article

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