Remote sensing based ecosystem state assessment in the Sandveld Region, South Africa

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 33, Issue , 2013, Pages 60-70

  Lük Vogel, Melanie ^a   O'Farrell, Patrick J ^a   Roberts, Wesley ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ecosystem intactness field scoring system; Ecosystem intactness index; Image segmentation; Remote sensing; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; LAND USE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); VEGETATION;

ECOSYSTEM INTACTNESS; LAND-USE MANAGEMENT; LONG TERM MONITORING; OVERALL ACCURACIES; REMOTE SENSING APPROACHES; SCORING SYSTEMS; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECTRAL BRIGHTNESS;

REMOTE SENSING;

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIELDWORK; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPOT; VEGETATION TYPE;

FREE STATE; SANDVELD NATURE RESERVE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84885623292     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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