Fleas associated with different rodent species are considered as the major vectors of bubonic plague, which is still rampant in different parts of the world. The objective of this study was to investigate the contribution of land use to rodent flea load distribution at fine scale in the plague endemic area of north-eastern Tanzania. Data was collected in three case areas namely, Shume, Lukozi a...

Rapid land-use change in the tropics causes dramatic losses in biodiversity and associated functions. In Sumatra, Indonesia, lowland rainforest has mainly been transformed by smallholders into oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) and rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) monocultures, interspersed with jungle rubber (rubber agroforests) and a few forest remnants. In two regions of the Jambi province, we conducte...

The main purpose of this study was to assess the effect of ecosystem classification systems at various scales on environmental parameters using remote sensing techniques. The processes included applying hybrid classification to generate a land-use map of northern Taiwan using Landsat-5 image in 1995; using the DTM and the SEBAL model to calculate 16 environmental parameters to compare the diffe...

This paper describes the characteristics of a neural network image interpretation system that is designed to extract both rural land cover and urban land use from high spatial resolution imagery (e.g., digitized aerial photography, IKONOS imagery) and/or from relatively coarse spatial and spectral resolution remote sensor data (e.g., Landsat Thematic Mapper). The system consists of modules that...

classification and utilization of lands based on their capability are necessary for sustainable land use management. the purpose of this study was to identify and grade the effective qualities on the rainfed farming in the roin area, north khorasan province, during the year of 2011. based on field observations and literature review the land qualities including climate, rooting conditions, moist...

Cultivated land serves as an important resource to ensure national food security, and how allocate cultivated reasonably sustainably is urgent problem that needs be solved at present. Therefore, identifying cultivability from the basic attributes of carrying out adaptive management measures in different zones effective way. Taking Henan province a case study area, we proposed research scheme fo...