Assessing the effectiveness of scrub management at the landscape scale using rapid field assessment and remote sensing

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 102-108

  Redhead, John ^a   Cuevas Gonzales, Maria ^a,b   Smith, Geoffrey ^a,c   Gerard, France ^a   Pywell, Richard ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Geomatics   (Spain)

^c SPECTO NATURA LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcareous grassland; Condition assessment; Habitat restoration; Image analysis

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ANTENNAS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION;

CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; CONDITION ASSESSMENTS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FIELD ASSESSMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; IMAGE-ANALYSIS; LANDSCAPE SCALE; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; REMOTE-SENSING; REMOVAL METHOD;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FIELD SURVEY; HABITAT RESTORATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SCRUB;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRASSLAND; HEALTH SURVEY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LANDSCAPE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SCRUB; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; SALISBURY PLAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; WILTSHIRE;

EID: 84855166692     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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