Grazing intensity monitoring in northern China steppe: Integrating CENTURY model and MODIS data

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 175-182

  Feng, X M ^a   Zhao, Y S ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

CENTURY; Grazing intensity; MODIS data; Spatial variation; Steppe grassland

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ITERATIVE METHODS; LAND USE; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE; STORMS;

CENTURY; GRAZING INTENSITY; MODIS DATA; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STEPPE GRASSLAND;

DATA INTEGRATION;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DUST STORM; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; GROWING SEASON; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LIVESTOCK; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL VARIATION; STEPPE; VEGETATION COVER; WATER CONTENT;

CHINA; KESHIKETENG; NEI MONGGOL; XILINHAOTE;

EID: 79954427087     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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