Modelling the ancient maize agriculture potential of landforms in Tikal National Park, Guatemala

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 34, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 5868-5891

  Balzotti, Chris S ^a   Webster, David L ^b   Murtha, Tim M ^b   Petersen, Steven L ^a   Burnett, Richard L ^a   Terry, Richard E ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FORESTRY; ISOTOPES; REMOTE SENSING; SOILS; VEGETATION;

AGRICULTURE POTENTIAL; FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; ISOTOPIC ENRICHMENT; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.); PREDICTIVE MODELLING; REMOTE SENSING DATA; STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CARBON ISOTOPE; EARTHWORKS; FARMING SYSTEM; MAIZE; MODELING; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL PROPERTY; STABLE ISOTOPE; UPLAND REGION;

GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; PETEN; TIKAL NATIONAL PARK;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84879033835     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2013.798876     Document Type: Article

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