Satellite-based Studies on Large-Scale Vegetation Changes in China

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 713-728

  Zhao, Xia ^a   Zhou, Daojing ^b   Fang, Jingyun ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI); Phenology; Remote sensing; Vegetation coverage; Vegetation degradation; Vegetation productivity

Indexed keywords

NDVI; PHENOLOGY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PLANTS;

CHINA;

EID: 84867389131     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2012.01167.x     Document Type: Review

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