Satellite observed widespread decline in Mongolian grasslands largely due to overgrazing

Global Change Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 418-428

  Hilker, Thomas ^a   Natsagdorj, Enkhjargal ^b   Waring, Richard H ^a   Lyapustin, Alexei ^c   Wang, Yujie ^c,d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MONGOLIA   (Mongolia)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grassland decline; MAIAC; MODIS; Mongolia; NDVI; Over grazing; Time series

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; GRASSLAND; LAND DEGRADATION; MODIS; NDVI; OVERGRAZING; PHENOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; STEPPE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VEGETATION COVER;

MONGOLIA;

ANIMALIA;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GRASSLAND DECLINE; LIVESTOCK; MAIAC; MODIS; MONGOLIA; NDVI; OVER-GRAZING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REMOTE SENSING; SPACE FLIGHT; TIME; TIME-SERIES;

GRASSLAND DECLINE; MAIAC; MODIS; MONGOLIA; NDVI; OVER-GRAZING; TIME-SERIES;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; LIVESTOCK; MONGOLIA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; SPACECRAFT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84891661601     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12365     Document Type: Article

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