Characterizing the spatio-temporal variations of C3 and C4 dominated grasslands aboveground biomass in the Drakensberg, South Africa

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 68, Issue , 2018, Pages 51-60

  Shoko, Cletah ^a   Mutanga, Onisimo ^a   Dube, Timothy ^b   Slotow, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Environmental changes; Forage availability; Red edge; Seasonal variations; Species functional types

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON ISOTOPE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FORAGE; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

DRAKENSBERG;

FESTUCA; POACEAE; THEMEDA;

EID: 85057652713     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2018.02.006     Document Type: Article

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