Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) as a predictor of forage availability for ungulates in forest and field habitats

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 675-682

  Borowik, Tomasz ^a   Pettorelli, Nathalie ^b   Sönnichsen, Leif ^a,c   Jędrzejewska, Bogumiła ^a  

^a MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ground biomass sampling; Herbivores; Linear mixed models; Satellite derived indices

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 84883802198     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-013-0720-0     Document Type: Article

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