Mapping alien and indigenous vegetation in the KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld using remotely sensed data

Mapping alien and indigenous vegetation in the KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld using remotely sensed data

Background: The indigenous KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld (KZN SS) grassland is highly endemic and species-rich, yet critically endangered and poorly conserved. Ecological threats to this grassland ecosystem are exacerbated by encroachment of woody plants, with severe negative environmental and ec...

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Main Authors: John Odindi, Onisimo Mutanga, Mathieu Rouget, Nomcebo Hlanguza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African National Biodiversity Institut 2016-11-01
Series:Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation
Subjects:
Sandstone Sourveld
remote sensing
encroachment
woody vegetation
invasion
Online Access:https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/2103

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https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/2103

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