Remote Sensing-derived hydroperiod as a predictor of floodplain vegetation composition

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 603-616

  Murray Hudson, M ^a   Wolski, P ^b   Cassidy, L ^c   Brown, M T ^d   Thito, K ^a   Kashe, K ^a   Mosimanyana, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Ecosurv Environmental Consultants   (Botswana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydroperiod; Remote sensing; Spatial flood distribution; Wetland vegetation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOODPLAIN; HYDROPERIOD; LANDSAT; MODIS; PREDICTION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION COVER; WETLAND;

BOTSWANA; NGAMILAND; OKAVANGO DELTA;

EID: 84940451082     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: 15729834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-014-9340-z     Document Type: Article

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