Mapping Land Cover and Estimating the Grassland Structure in a Priority Area of the Chihuahuan Desert

Mapping Land Cover and Estimating the Grassland Structure in a Priority Area of the Chihuahuan Desert

A field characterization of the grassland vegetation structure, represented by the coverage of grass canopy (CGC) and the grass height, was carried out during three years (2009–2011) in a priority area for the conservation of grasslands of North America. Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM5) images were sel...

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Main Authors: Alberto Rodríguez-Maturino, José Hugo Martínez-Guerrero, Isaías Chairez-Hernández, Martín Emilio Pereda-Solis, Federico Villarreal-Guerrero, Marusia Renteria-Villalobos, Alfredo Pinedo-Alvarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
remote sensing
modelling
coverage
grass height
Cuchillas de la Zarca
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/6/4/70

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