Essays about: "land cover"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 409 essays containing the words land cover.
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11. Monitoring deforestation in the Serranía de Chiribiquete in northern Colombian Amazon using time series analysis of satellite data
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Deforestation monitoring is of significant importance for the ecosystem, climate change,and policy-making. The availability of optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite remote sensing images, along with the development of time series change detection methods, has contributed to the increasing popularity of time series analysis in forest disturbance monitoring. READ MORE
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12. Mussel farming along the south-Swedish coasts - a possible solution to eutrophication?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : The concept of mussel farming as a mitigator to nutrient pollution is steadily spreading. The southernmost part of Sweden borders the Baltic Sea where the water quality differs between the costs, however, all are affected by eutrophication. READ MORE
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13. Post-Fire Vegetation Recovery Monitoring using MODIS Time Series: A Case Study in California
University essay from KTH/GeoinformatikAbstract : Human-caused forest fires have increased in magnitude and frequency, affecting global vegetation and requiring a re-evaluation of fire regimes. Changing fire regimes have led to reduced burned areas in fire- dependent ecosystems and increased areas in fire-independent ecosystems, resulting in changes in land cover and posing a threat to native plant communities. READ MORE
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14. Consequences of alternative forest management in riparian buffer zones : a GIS analysis
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : With increasing pressure from policymakers and the general public to conduct alternative forest management throughout the European Union (EU), Sweden needs to find ways to best prioritize the implementation of this alternative management. Alternative management is a term used to describe alternative management methods to clear-cut rotation forestry and can include silvicultural methods such as continuous cover forestry, management increasing proportion tree diversity and presence of broadleaves, and extended rotation lengths. READ MORE
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15. Ecosystem services from woody vegetation in East African rangelands
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Drylands cover nearly half of the Earth's land surface and are dominated by croplands and rangelands. Dryland ecosystems worldwide are affected by land degradation. Increased population pressure, climate change and unsustainable land use threaten essential ecosystem services and adversely impact people’s livelihoods and well-being. READ MORE
