Site-based and remote sensing methods for monitoring indicators of vegetation condition: An Australian review

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 60, Issue , 2016, Pages 1273-1283

  Lawley, V ^a   Lewis, M ^a   Clarke, K ^a   Ostendorf, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Integrated methods; Monitoring; Native vegetation condition; Remote sensing; Site based

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; MAPPING; MONITORING; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING; FUNCTIONAL ATTRIBUTE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; INTEGRATED METHOD; MONITORING INDICATORS; OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES; SITE-BASED; VEGETATION CONDITION;

CONDITION MONITORING;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MONITORING SYSTEM; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VEGETATION MAPPING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84949627717     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.03.021     Document Type: Article

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