Application of MODIS NDVI for Monitoring Kenyan Rangelands Through a Web Based Decision Support Tool

Application of MODIS NDVI for Monitoring Kenyan Rangelands Through a Web Based Decision Support Tool

The Kenyan rangelands contribute significantly to the country's GDP through livestock production and tourism. With dependence on rain-fed pastures, climate variability coupled with human induced factors such as overgrazing have adversely affected the rangeland ecosystems. And while indigenous c...

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Main Authors: Lilian Ndungu, Maungu Oware, Steve Omondi, Anastasia Wahome, Robinson Mugo, Emily Adams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
Subjects:
ASALS
rangelands
NDVI
MODIS
vegetation indices
Kenya
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00187/full

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