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Roderick, Michael L. "Satellite derived vegetation indices for monitoring seasonal vegetation conditions in Western Australia." Thesis, Curtin University, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/518.

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The monitoring of continental and global scale net primary production remains a major focus of satellite-based remote sensing. Potential benefits which follow are diverse and include contributions to, and improved scientific understanding of, ecological systems, rangeland management, famine warning, agricultural commodity trading, and the study of global climate change.A NOAA-AVHRR data set containing monthly observations of green vegetation cover over a ten year period was acquired and analysed, to extract information on seasonal conditions. The data were supplied as a vegetation index, commo
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Roderick, Michael L. "Satellite derived vegetation indices for monitoring seasonal vegetation conditions in Western Australia." Curtin University of Technology, School of Surveying and Land Information, 1994. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=14815.

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The monitoring of continental and global scale net primary production remains a major focus of satellite-based remote sensing. Potential benefits which follow are diverse and include contributions to, and improved scientific understanding of, ecological systems, rangeland management, famine warning, agricultural commodity trading, and the study of global climate change.A NOAA-AVHRR data set containing monthly observations of green vegetation cover over a ten year period was acquired and analysed, to extract information on seasonal conditions. The data were supplied as a vegetation index, commo
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JULITTA, TOMMASO. "Optical proximal sensing for vegetation monitoring." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10281/70505.

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Monitoring vegetation dynamics represents a fundamental practice to evaluate the response of the vegetation to environmental changes. Optical proximal sensed data allow the monitoring of the temporal and spatial variability of vegetation properties under natural conditions. Vegetation optical properties can be used to indirectly derive information about the phenological and/or physiological status of the plants. Optical sensors commonly used in the field can be divided into broadband sensors (usually multispectral, e.g. RGB cameras) and narrowband sensors (both multispectral and hyperspectral
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Messeh, Maged Farouk Zaky Abdel. "Global vegetation monitoring using ERS-1 scatterometer data." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.298978.

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Despain, Del W., Phil R. Ogden, George B. Ruyle, and E. Lamar Smith. "Some Methods For Monitoring Rangelands and Other Natural Area Vegetation." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/304566.

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Despain, Del W., Phil R. Ogden, George B. Ruyle, and E. Lamar Smith. "Some Methods for Monitoring Rangelands and Other Natural Area Vegetation." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/311743.

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Scherrer, Pascal, and n/a. "Monitoring Vegetation Change in the Kosciuszko Alpine Zone, Australia." Griffith University. Australian School of Environmental Studies, 2004. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20040715.125310.

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This thesis examined vegetation change over the last 43 years in Australia's largest contiguous alpine area, the Kosciuszko alpine zone in south-eastern Australia. Using historical and current data about the state of the most common vegetation community, tall alpine herbfield, this thesis addressed the questions: (1) what were the patterns of change at the species/genera and life form levels during this time period; (2) what were the patterns of recovery, if recovery occurred, from anthropogenic disturbances such as livestock grazing or trampling by tourists; (3) what impacts did natural distu
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Scherrer, Pascal. "Monitoring Vegetation Change in the Kosciuszko Alpine Zone, Australia." Thesis, Griffith University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366283.

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This thesis examined vegetation change over the last 43 years in Australia's largest contiguous alpine area, the Kosciuszko alpine zone in south-eastern Australia. Using historical and current data about the state of the most common vegetation community, tall alpine herbfield, this thesis addressed the questions: (1) what were the patterns of change at the species/genera and life form levels during this time period; (2) what were the patterns of recovery, if recovery occurred, from anthropogenic disturbances such as livestock grazing or trampling by tourists; (3) what impacts did natural distu
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Tadkaew, Nichanan. "Monitoring of seagrasses in Lake Illawarra, NSW." Access electronically, 2007. http://www.library.uow.edu.au/adt-NWU/public/adt-NWU20070821.142240/index.html.

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R, A. Majdaldin, B. A. Osunmadewa, E. Csaplovics, and D. Aralova. "Remote sensing-based vegetation indices for monitoring vegetation change in the semi-arid region of Sudan." SPIE, 2016. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A35109.

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Land degradation, a phenomenon referring to (drought) in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid regions as a result of climatic variations and anthropogenic activities most especially in the semi-arid lands of Sudan, where vast majority of the rural population depend solely on agriculture and pasture for their daily livelihood, the ecological pattern had been greatly influenced thereby leading to loss of vegetation cover coupled with climatic variability and replacement of the natural tree composition with invasive mesquite species. The principal aim of this study is to quantitatively examine the v
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Ogunbadewa, Ebenezer Yemi. "Evaluating medium resolution satellite data for monitoring seasonal vegetation dynamics." Thesis, University of Salford, 2009. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/26845/.

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Quantitative monitoring of vegetation change over time is essential in understanding the environmental processes of which are important in climate change and global warming models, because vegetation change is an indicator of environmental variability. However, obtaining such information has been a challenge especially for vegetation phenology due to the lack of appropriate methods for quantitative assessment. There is therefore a need to derive methods to quantitatively characterize vegetation dynamics in order to monitor the effect of climate change on the biosphere and as inputs to global c
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Sani, Yahaya. "Determination and monitoring of vegetation stress using hyperspectral remote sensing." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2013. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13740/.

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Stress causes crops to grow below their potential and this affects the vitality and physiological functioning of the plants at all levels leading to reduction in yield. Remote sensing of vegetation is regarded as a valuable tool for the detection and discrimination of stress, especially over large or sensitive regions. The main aim of the research carried out is to assess the potential of remote sensing to detect CO2 leakage from CCS repositories. Further to this, the capability of remote sensing to discriminate between stresses with similar mode of action is explored. Two stress factors were
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Nyberg, Roger G. "Automating condition monitoring of vegetation on railway trackbeds and embankments." Doctoral thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Informatik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-21465.

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Vegetation growing on railway trackbeds and embankments present potential problems. The presence of vegetation threatens the safety of personnel inspecting the railway infrastructure. In addition vegetation growth clogs the ballast and results in inadequate track drainage which in turn could lead to the collapse of the railway embankment. Assessing vegetation within the realm of railway maintenance is mainly carried out manually by making visual inspections along the track. This is done either on-site or by watching videos recorded by maintenance vehicles mainly operated by the national railwa
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Nyberg, Roger Gote. "Automating condition monitoring of vegetation on railway trackbeds and embankments." Thesis, Edinburgh Napier University, 2015. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/462294.

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Vegetation growing on railway trackbeds and embankments present potential problems. The presence of vegetation threatens the safety of personnel inspecting the railway infrastructure. In addition vegetation growth clogs the ballast and results in inadequate track drainage which in turn could lead to the collapse of the railway embankment. Assessing vegetation within the realm of railway maintenance is mainly carried out manually by making visual inspections along the track. This is done either on-site or by watching videos recorded by maintenance vehicles mainly operated by the national railwa
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Horton, Malcolm. "The environmental impacts of seismic exploration in the Cooper Basin, upon lignum, Muehlenbeckia florulenta and spinifex, Triodia basedowii : a pilot study /." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 1998. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ENV/09envh823.pdf.

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Roberts, Simon John. "Monitoring the semi-natural vegetation of Crete from space : relationships between landscape and the normalised difference vegetation index." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.611704.

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Wang, Haitao. "Monitoring vegetation dynamics in Zhongwei, an arid city of Northwest China." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/48893.

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This case study used Zhongwei City in northwest China to quantify the urbanization and revegetation processes (1990-2011) through a unified sub-pixel measure of vegetation cover. Research strategies included: (1) Conduct sub-pixel vegetation mapping (1990, 1996, 2004, and 2011) with Random Forest (RF) algorithm by integrating high (OrbView-3) and medium spatial resolution (Landsat TM) data; (2) Examine simple Dark Object Subtraction (DOS) atmospheric correction method to support temporal generalization of sub-pixel mapping algorithm; (3) And characterize patterns of vegetation cover dynamics b
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Manore, Michael J. (Michael John) Carleton University Dissertation Geography. "Potential vegetation indices from landsat thematic mapper imagery for crop monitoring." Ottawa, 1991.

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Weiss, Jeremy, and Michael Crimmins. "DroughtView: Satellite-based Drought Monitoring and Assessment." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625291.

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6 pp.<br>Remotely sensed data are valuable for monitoring, assessing, and managing impacts to arid and semi-arid lands caused by drought or other changes in the natural environment. With this in mind, we collaborated with scientists and technologists to redevelop DroughtView, a web-based decision-support tool that combines satellite-derived measures of surface greenness with additional geospatial data so that users can visualize and evaluate vegetation dynamics across space and over time. To date, users of DroughtView have been local drought impact groups, ranchers, federal and state land mana
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Hiederer, Roland. "Monitoring rangeland vegetation in the Sahel by Landsat MSS and NOAA AVHRR." Thesis, Cranfield University, 1991. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/3538.

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Quantities of herbaceous vegetation of Sahelian rangelands in Niger and Mali were compared to vegetation indices (VI) derived from Landsat MSS and NOAA AVHRR LAC images. Field data was collected in 1985,1988 and 1989 in Niger and an appropriate sampling scheme for the study area was developed. Herbaceous vegetation could be estimated to within t 150 kgha 1 at an 80% confidence level up to 1300 kgha -1. Establishing site positions was found to be a primary obstacle when selecting suitable sampling areas. Suggested is the use of Landsat MSS image hard-copies in combination with a global position
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Wellens, Jane. "Monitoring and modelling rangeland vegetation in Tunisia using satellite and meteorological data." Thesis, University of Reading, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.359492.

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Costa, Francisco Gessivaldo Regino. "Geotechnologies applied to the monitoring of vegetation of MaciÃo de Baturità - CE." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2008. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=5143.

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FundaÃÃo de Amparo a CiÃncia e Tecnologia<br>Devido Ãs condiÃÃes edafoclimÃticas, as serras Ãmidas do Cearà sÃo propÃcias para a produÃÃo agrÃcola e para a concentraÃÃo demogrÃfica. O MaciÃo de Baturità constitui-se em um dos mais expressivos compartimentos de relevo com proximidade ao litoral, sendo que sua sub-regiÃo serrana tem sido alvo das aÃÃes humanas desde o inÃcio da ocupaÃÃo da regiÃo. Os problemas ambientais identificados nessa regiÃo sÃo causados pelos desmatamentos oriundos de prÃticas agrÃcolas com tÃcnicas rudimentares, construÃÃes particulares de casas de veraneio, cultivos em
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Wessollek, Christine, and Pierre Karrasch. "Monitoring structural breaks in vegetation dynamics of the nature reserve Königsbrücker Heide." SPIE, 2017. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A34984.

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Nowadays remote sensing is a well-established method and technique of providing data. The current development shows the availability of systems with very high geometric resolution for the monitoring of vegetation. At the same time, however, the value of temporally high-resolution data is underestimated, particularly in applications focusing on the detection of short-term changes. These can be natural processes like natural disasters as well as changes caused by anthropogenic interventions. These include economic activities such as forestry, agriculture or mining but also processes which are in
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Schroeder, Wilfrid. "Towards an integrated system for vegetation fire monitoring in the Amazon basin." College Park, Md.: University of Maryland, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/8168.

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Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2008.<br>Thesis research directed by: Dept. of Geography. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
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LATELLA, MELISSA. "Integrated approaches for monitoring and modeling vegetation in riparian and coastal environments." Doctoral thesis, Politecnico di Torino, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11583/2971989.

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Gauthier, Vicki Lee Ann. "An evaluation of two data sources and their effectiveness for vegetation monitoring in developing countries using Normalized Difference Vegetation Indices (NDVI)." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ33378.pdf.

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Ross, Louise C. "Fifty years of vegetation and environmental change in the Scottish Highlands." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.542656.

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Long-term data are valuable for detecting changes in vegetation composition, and investigating how vegetation is responding to environmental change.  We use a range of approaches to quantify, characterise and interpret vegetation change in upland plant communities of the Scottish Highlands by comparing two datasets, collected in 1956-58 and 2007-08, on the species composition of representative plots in major vegetation types in the North-West Highlands and the East Central Highlands.  Firstly, we validate the methodology used for relocating plots that were not permanently marked, by showing th
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Hood, Malcolm. "Monitoring fire fuel loads in fragmented vegetation cover types with remotely sensed data /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1987. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09AR/09arh777.pdf.

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Julien, Yves. "Vegetation monitoring through retrieval of NDVI and LST time series from historical databases." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de València, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/10343.

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The PhD dissertation presented here falls into the Earth Observation field, specifically vegetation monitoring. This work consists in the extensive exploitation of historical databases of satellite images for vegetation monitoring through two parameters, which are the land surface temperature (LST) and a vegetation index (NDVI). Up to now, vegetation monitoring has been limited to the use of vegetation indices, so the addition of the land surface temperature parameter represents the main innovative character of this PhD study.This dissertation is divided into 5 chapters. The first chapter begi
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Hearn, Suzanne M. "Perspectives in vegetation monitoring : an evaluation of approaches currently used in the UK." Thesis, Bangor University, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.516127.

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Bell, Maria Aletta. "Monitoring rehabilitation success using remotely sensed vegetation indices at Navachab Gold Mine, Namibia." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97888.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2015.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Remote sensing and vegetation indices were evaluated for its usefulness to monitor the success of the rehabilitation programme of the decommissioned tailings storage facility (TSF1) of the Navachab Gold Mine, Karibib, Namibia. The study aimed to objectively illustrate the rehabilitation progression from tailings (baseline) to soil (capping) and vegetation (planted as well as natural). Baseline data sets of 2004 and 2005 were compared with imagery of 2009, 2010 and 2011. All the images were subjected to panchromatic sharpening usi
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Julien, Yves Rodriguez Sobrino José Antonio Nerry Françoise. "Vegetation monitoring through retrieval of NDVI and LST time series from historical databases." Strasbourg : Université Louis Pasteur, 2008. http://eprints-scd-ulp.u-strasbg.fr:8080/1021/01/JULIEN_Yves_2008.pdf.

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Thèse de doctorat : Electronique, électrotechnique, automatique : Strasbourg 1 : 2008. Tesis doctoral : Electrónica, electrotécnica, automático : Universitat de València : 2008.<br>Thèse soutenue sur un ensemble de travaux. Thèse soutenue en co-tutelle. Titre provenant de l'écran-titre. Bibliogr. 34 p.
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Verrall, Brodie. "Assessing alpine vegetation dynamics using long-term ecological monitoring amidst rapid climate change." Thesis, Griffith University, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/420962.

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Alpine ecosystems occur above the bioclimatic treeline and support cryophilic plant communities with high endemism, which are governed by low temperatures and short growing seasons. However, the climate of many alpine ecosystems is changing rapidly with warming temperatures, declining snow cover and lengthening growing seasons. Alpine vegetation dynamics in response to changes in climate over recent decades have been observed via long-term ecological monitoring techniques, but such studies are less common in the southern hemisphere including in the marginal alpine ecosystems of the Australian
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CAMARO, GARCIA WALTHER CAMILO ANDRES. "Vegetation dynamics and their relationships with precipitation in Africa for drought monitoring purposes." Doctoral thesis, Politecnico di Torino, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11583/2604355.

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Drought affects more people than any other natural disaster and results in serious economic, social and environmental costs. The development of effective drought monitoring and early warning has been a significant challenge because of the unique characteristics of drought. In fact, considering the multifaceted nature of drought phenomena (i.e. hydrological, meteorological, and agricultural), a comprehensive and integrated approach is required to define effective Early Warning Systems (EWS), which are thus based on the monitoring of different drought-related parameters and complex drought indic
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Baird, Kathryn J., Michael J. Ronayne, and Thomas III Maddock. "PRELIMINARY VEGETATION AND HYDROLOGIC ANALYSES FOR BINGHAM CIENEGA." Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/615776.

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This report is in two parts. The first part covers the ecological processes pertinent to the restoration of Bingham Cienega. The second part presents a subregional groundwater flow model for analyzing the water budget, stream and spring behavior, and water table configuration. Because of the sparsity of ecological and hydrologic data, both parts must be considered as preliminary studies.
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Bloor, Marcus. "Review of current vegetation monitoring on privately protected land under ongoing economic use (grazing)." Thesis, University of Canterbury. School of Forestry, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3681.

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There has been a noticeable shift in focus in biodiversity research in New Zealand over recent decades. Research has traditionally focused on biodiversity protection on the public estate, which was comprised primarily of ecosystems with lower productive potential (generally over 500m asl). Private lands generally have higher production potential and are often used for intensive cultivation and agricultural practices. They still however have significant potential for protecting biodiversity values. One of the key tools for protecting biodiversity values on privately owned lands in the Canterbur
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Sluiter, Raymond. "Mediterranean land cover change : modelling and monitoring natural vegetation using GIS and remote sensing /." Utrecht : Koninklijk Nederlands Aardrijkskundig Genootschap [u.a.], 2005. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0614/2006436726.html.

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Dehm, Dustin. "A Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) Based Method for Monitoring Wetland Inundation & Vegetation." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1556713788128588.

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Louderback, Lisbeth A. "Changes in vegetation and human adaptation from the latest Pleistocene to late Holocene in the eastern Great Basin : the Blue Lake pollen record /." abstract and full text PDF (UNR users only), 2007. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1446788.

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Thesis (M.A.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2007.<br>"May 2007" Includes bibliographical references (leaves 138-151). Library also has microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [2008]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. Online version available on the World Wide Web.
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Ruiters, Melissa. "Monitoring water quality with riparian trees along the Berg River, Western Cape." University of the Western Cape, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4621.

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Magister Scientiae (Biodiversity and Conservation Biology) - MSc (Biodiv and Cons Biol)<br>Heavy metals and nutrients have long been regarded as pollutants to freshwater ecosystems. These elements have a detrimental effect on plants, animals and the water quality of rivers in South Africa. The Berg River flows from the mountains of Franschhoek to the West Coast of the Western Cape. It is an important river in Cape Town, as it is essential for water distribution to town, for agriculture and industry and also supports a rich diversity of organisms in the ecosystem. Along the river, many farms an
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Edwards, Marianne Clare. "Detection and monitoring of arid grazing land vegetation using ATSR-2 and geometric optical modelling." Thesis, University of Leicester, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/10234.

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This study focused on the Badia region of Jordan and examined how low spatial resolution Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR-2) and Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) data can be used to detect and monitor changes in grazing land vegetation in semi-arid environments. Comparisons were made between a wide range of different vegetation indices calculated using the red and near-infrared wavebands of both ATSR-2 and AVHRR imagery and field data collected at a series of sampling sites exhibiting a wide range of percentage vegetation covers. For the ATSR-2 data both the nadir and forw
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Petrou, Zisis. "Remote sensing methods for biodiversity monitoring with emphasis on vegetation height estimation and habitat classification." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/26589.

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Biodiversity is a principal factor for ecosystem stability and functioning, and the need for its protection has been identified as imperative globally. Remote sensing can contribute to timely and accurate monitoring of various elements related to biodiversity, but knowledge gap with user communities hinders its widespread operational use. This study advances biodiversity monitoring through earth observation data by initially identifying, reviewing, and proposing state-of-the-art remote sensing methods which can be used for the extraction of a number of widely adopted indicators of global biodi
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Fatoki, Oluwakemi Busayo. "Monitoring the re-growth rate of alien vegetation after fire on Agulhas Plain, South Africa." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/1639.

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Solans, Vila José Pablo. "Monitoring post-fire vegetation cover regeneration in the European Mediterranean Basin by means of remote sensing." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2007. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/3526.

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Obtaining quantitative information about the recovery of fire affected ecosystems is of utmost importance from the management and decision-making point of view. Nowadays the concern about natural environment protection and recovery is much greater than in the past. However, the resources and tools available for its management are still not sufficient. Thus, attention and precision are needed when decisions must be taken. Quantitative estimates on how the vegetation is recovering after a fire can be of help for evaluating the necessity of human intervention on the fire-affected ecosystem, and t
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Heumann, Benjamin W. "Mapping vegetation phenology in the Sahel and Soudan, Africa, 1982 to 2005." Thesis, McGill University, 2006. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=101139.

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The Sahel and Soudan regions of Africa are hot-spots for vegetation change due to climatic and anthropogenic causes. Recent studies using remote sensing have demonstrated that vegetation recovery has occurred across the region questioning the occurrence of widespread land degradation in the region. These studies have focused on proxy measurements of net primary productivity, but have not addressed seasonal characteristics of vegetation such as phenology. This thesis examines how vegetation phenology has changed from 1982--2005 in the Sahel and Soudan regions and how phenology relates to observ
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Gonzalez, Shannon M. "Biological Indicators of Wetland Health: Comparing Qualitative and Quantitative Vegetation Measures with Anuran Measures." Scholar Commons, 2004. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/1049.

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Understanding wetland responses to human perturbations is essential to the effective management of Florida's surface and ground water resources. Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) Rules (Chapter 40D-2.301(c) FAC) prohibit adverse environmental effects to wetlands, fish and wildlife caused by groundwater withdrawal. Numerous studies have documented the responses of biological attributes across taxa and regions to human disturbance. Biological assessment can provide information about ecological condition. Based on long-term monitoring conducted by the SWFWMD, the anthropogenic
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Wang, Wei J. "Monitoring the impact of surface coal mining on vegetation in southwestern Indiana using remote sensing and GIS." Virtual Press, 2008. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1399198.

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Surface coal mining leads to inevitable changes and notable impact on the physical environment of the earth and engenders immense damage to the landscape and the ecological environment. The dramatic high-speed rock digging and disturbance unavoidably causes ecosystem degradation and destruction. Detecting how surface coal mining affects the environment on the process of land use/cover change is one of the primary concerns to preserve nature and minimize the environmental impacts. Therefore, monitoring and understanding the environmental impact processes in mining areas is critical for sustaina
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Wessollek, Christine, and Pierre Karrasch. "Monitoring of vegetation dynamics on the former military training area Königsbrücker Heide using remote sensing time series." SPIE, 2016. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A35117.

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In 1989 about 1.5 million soldiers were stationed in Germany. With the political changes in the early 1990s a substantial decline of the staff occurred on currently 200,000 employees in the armed forces and less than 60,000 soldiers of foreign forces. These processes entailed conversions of large areas not longer used for military purposes, especially in the new federal states in the eastern part of Germany. One of these conversion areas is the former military training area Königsbrück in Saxony. For the analysis of vegetation and its development over time, the Normalized Difference Vegetation
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Potgieter, Mary-Lee. "Long-term monitoring of elephant impact on the woody vegetation in the Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30940.

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The African Elephant is a key component of the savanna ecosystem. They contribute to the generation of habitat for smaller vertebrates, as well as invertebrates, by the breaking of branches or uprooting of trees. Elephants also play a role in seed dispersal, germination and sapling recruitment. All these functions are advantageous to the ecosystem if the elephant population size is acceptable for the size of the reserve and the amount of available forage. The Tembe Elephant Park covers an area of 30 013 ha and is situated in northern KwaZulu Natal. This reserve has a diversity of vegetat
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Williams, Jeremy Hugh. "Monitoring the condition of semi-natural vegetation : the application of remote sensing and geographical information systems (GIS)." Thesis, Bangor University, 1992. https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/monitoring-the-condition-of-seminatural-vegetation--the-application-of-remote-sensing-and-geographical-information-systems-gis(c90702cb-be4f-454f-aba1-1c74484c0093).html.

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The principal objective of this thesis was to investigate the use of remote sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) technology in the survey and monitoring of semi-natural, vegetation. The effects of acidic deposition and airborne pollutants on vegetation were of particular interest during the 1980s and early 1990s. A first experiment studied the effect of simulated acid rain on the reflectance of birch seedlings. Plants exposed to acidic treatments lost the characteristic reflectance curve shape of healthy green vegetation. Spectroradiometer data were used to discriminate between pl
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