A remote sensing protocol for identifying rangelands with degraded productive capacity

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 172-182

  Reeves, Matthew C ^a   Baggett, L Scott ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; MODIS; NDVI; Rangelands; Reference conditions

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; PRODUCTIVITY; RADIOMETERS; VEGETATION;

MODIS; NDVI; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; RANGELAND DEGRADATIONS; RANGELANDS; REFERENCE CONDITION; VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY;

PIXELS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MODIS; NDVI; PIXEL; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RANGELAND; REMOTE SENSING;

GREAT PLAINS;

EID: 84897068363     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.02.009     Document Type: Article

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