Earth observation: Overlooked potential to support species reintroduction programmes

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 482-492

  Freemantle, Terri P ^a   Wacher, Tim ^b,c   Newby, John ^c   Pettorelli, Nathalie ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Sahara Conservation Fund   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Earth observations; NDVI; Oryx; Remote sensing; Sahara; Translocations

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION; HABITAT RESTORATION; NDVI; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REINTRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TRANSITION ZONE; TRANSLOCATION; UNGULATE;

CHAD; OUADI RIME-OUADI ACHIM GAME RESERVE; SAHARA;

ORYX; ORYX DAMMAH;

EID: 84880328168     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aje.12060     Document Type: Article

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