Did ecological engineering projects have a significant effect on large-scale vegetation restoration in Beijing-Tianjin Sand Source Region, China? A remote sensing approach

Chinese Geographical Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 216-228

  Li, Xiaosong ^a   Wang, Hongyan ^a   Zhou, Shufang ^b   Sun, Bin ^c   Gao, Zhihai ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF SPACECRAFT SYSTEM ENGINEERING   (China)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing Tianjin Sand Source Region (BTSSR); ecological engineering; rain use efficiency (RUE); residual trends method (RESTREND); vegetation restoration

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; LAND DEGRADATION; NDVI; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; TIANJIN;

EID: 84961170068     PISSN: 10020063     EISSN: 1993064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11769-016-0801-6     Document Type: Article

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