Relating canopy reflectance to the vegetation composition of mountainous grasslands in the Greater Caucasus

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 177, Issue , 2013, Pages 101-112

  Magiera, Anja ^a   Feilhauer, Hannes ^b   Otte, Annette ^a   Waldhardt, Rainer ^a   Simmering, Dietmar ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Field spectroscopy; Floristic gradients; Georgia; Hyperspectral; PLSR; Subalpine hay meadows

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CANOPY REFLECTANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FLORISTICS; GRASSLAND; HAY; PASTURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION MAPPING;

CAUCASUS; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880366231     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.05.017     Document Type: Article

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