Detecting changes in biomass productivity in a different land management regimes in drylands using satellite-derived vegetation index

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 32-39

  Helman, D ^a   Mussery, A ^a   Lensky, I M ^a   Leu, S ^b,c  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c Judea Ctr for Res and Development   (Israel)

Author keywords

Land degradation; MODIS; NDVI; Negev; SOM; Trend analysis

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; BIOMASS; DRYLAND FARMING; FIELD SURVEY; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; MODIS; NDVI; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TREND ANALYSIS;

ISRAEL; NEGEV; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

EID: 84900662984     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sum.12099     Document Type: Article

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