Evaluation of ecological restoration through vegetation patterns in the lower Tarim River, China with MODIS NDVI data

Ecological Informatics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-163

  Sun, Zhandong ^a   Chang, Ni Bin ^b   Opp, Christian ^c   Hennig, Thomas ^c  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^b University of Central Florida   (United States)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coefficient of Variation (CoV); Ecosystem restoration; MODIS; Seasonally integrated NDVI; Tarim River; Water diversion

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; MODIS; NDVI; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION COVER; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TABLE;

CHINA; TARIM RIVER; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 79951943999     PISSN: 15749541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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