The role of vegetation and lithology in the spatial and inter-annual response of EVI to climate in drylands of Southeastern Spain

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 79, Issue , 2012, Pages 76-83

  Cabello, J ^a   Alcaraz Segura, D ^a,b   Ferrero, R ^a   Castro, A J ^a   Liras, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate trends; Environmental controls; EVI trends; Linear mixed models; Primary production; Remote sensing; SE Iberian Peninsula; Semi arid ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GRASSLAND; GROWING SEASON; LIMESTONE; LITHOLOGY; MARL; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; ROOT SYSTEM; SCRUB; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VEGETATION INDEX; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WATER CONTENT;

SPAIN;

EID: 84855945535     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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