Utility of Satellite and Aerial Images for Quantification of Canopy Cover and Infilling Rates of the Invasive Woody Species Honey Mesquite (Prosopis Glandulosa) on Rangeland

Remote Sensing

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1947-1962

  Mirik, Mustafa ^a   Ansley, R James ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Brush invasion; Brush management; Image classification; Rangeland management; Remote sensing; Woody plant encroachment

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AERIAL IMAGES; BARE GROUNDS; BIO-ENERGY; CANOPY COVER; GRASS CANOPIES; INFILLING; INVASIVE SPECIES; KAPPA COEFFICIENT; LAND AREAS; LAND-COVER TYPES; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; RANGELAND MANAGEMENT; RESOLUTION IMAGES; SATELLITE IMAGES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SUB-CELLS; WOODY PLANTS; WOODY SPECIES; WOODY-PLANT ENCROACHMENT;

BRUSHES; FOOD PRODUCTS; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 84865029750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs4071947     Document Type: Article

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