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Satellite imagery as a tool for monitoring species diversity: an assessment.

Published online: 05 Aug 1999

Authors: Harini Nagendra & Madhav Gadgil

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A landscape of 5×5.5 km in the Karnataka region of the Western Ghats of India was mapped into seven landscape element types, using field identificatio...

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Analysis of desert plant community growth patterns with high temporal resolution satellite spectra.

Published online: 30 Jun 1997

Authors: Peters, A. J. & Eve, M. D. & Holt, E. H. & Whitford, W. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The study of a desert landscape consisting of C3 shrublands and C4 grasslands demonstrated the feasibility of mapping desertification processes on a r...

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NatureScot Research Report 1269 - Using peatland surface motion (bog breathing) to monitor Peatland Action sites.

Published online: 09 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Marshall, C. & Bradley, A. V. & Andersen, R. & Large, D. J.

Content type: Reports

This project seeks to evaluate the applications of Interferometric satellite radar (InSAR) in measuring peat condition over selected peatland sites in...

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Ordinance Survey (OS), Chris Moore.

Published online: 07 Dec 2024

Published by: UK, Ordnance Survey

Content type: Conference slides

This presentation focuses on the mapping and monitoring efforts of Ordnance Survey (OS), which has been mapping the UK since 1791. It highlights the u...

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Living England: satellite-based habitat classification. Technical User Guide.

Published online: 12 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Kilcoyne, A. & Clement, M. & Moore, C. & Phillipps, G. P. & Keane, R. & Woodget, A. & Potter, S. & Stefaniak, A. & Trippier, B.

Content type: Reports

The Living England project, led by Natural England, is a multi-year programme delivering a satellite-derived national habitat layer in support of the ...

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The comparison of remotely sensed and ground-based habitat area data using species-area models.

Published online: 16 Jan 1998

Authors: Mack, E. L. & Firbank, L. G. & Bellamy, P. E. & Hinsley, S. A. & Veitch, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As long as high resolution landscape data are more expensive than low resolution data, there needs to be some form of cost-benefit analysis to inform ...

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Ecohydrological changes in the Murray-Darling Basin. I. The number of trees cleared over two centuries.

Published online: 02 Mar 1995

Authors: Walker, J. & Bullen, F. & Williams, B. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Murray-Darling Basin occupies over 1 million km2 of SE Australia. Since European settlement 200 yr ago, massive tree clearing and disturbance to o...

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High-intensity fires may have limited medium-term effectiveness for reversing woody plant encroachment in an African savanna.

Published online: 23 Aug 2023

Authors: Strydom, T. & Smit, I. P. J. & Govender, N. & Coetsee, C. & Jenia Singh & Davies, A. B. & Wilgen, B. W. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Woody thickening or 'bush encroachment' is a growing concern in savannas worldwide, and can reportedly be reversed by applying high-intensity fires. P...

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Assessment of desertification around deep wells in the Sahel using satellite imagery.

Published online: 31 Aug 1991

Authors: Hanan, N. P. & Prevost, Y. & Diouf, A. & Diallo, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Normalized difference vegetation index measurements from the advanced very high resolution radiometer on the NOAA satellites were used to estimate the...

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Wireless sensor networks and analytics as emerging tools for a paradigm shift on environmental monitoring.

Published online: 21 Feb 2018

Authors: Sanchez-Azofeifa, A.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

This paper evaluates the evolution of scientific paradigms in the context of environmental monitoring, presents the concept of wireless sensor network...

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