Empirical modeling of vegetation dynamics can be used for predictive purposes. The goal of the present study is to construct and evaluate possible approaches for empirical modeling of vegetation dynamics, and to investigate their potential use in planning and management. An empirical model of mediterranean vegetation dynamics was constructed using a case study of vegetation change in an area in...

This paper presents a method for mapping the nitrogen (N) status in a maize field using hyperspectral remote sensing imagery. An airborne survey was conducted with an AISA Eagle hyperspectral sensor over an experimental farm where maize (Zea mays L.) was grown with two N fertilization levels (0 and 100 kg N ha) in four replicates. Leaf and canopy field data were collected during the flight. The...

this study aims at comparing the performance of logistic regression, maximum entropy, and multilayer perceptron techniques in preparing the predictive habitat distribution map of amygdalus scoparia in rangelands of qom province. for this purpose, vegetation sampling was done using random systematic methods after identifying pure habitats of this species. for soil sampling, eight profiles were e...

In this chapter, we review the historical arc of research on biogeomorphic interactions between fluvial geomorphology and riparian vegetation. We then report on an examination of the past 20 years of published research on this topic. Having classified studies according to the key relationships they have identified, we map those relationships to seek spatial patterns that emerge in terms of eith...

The REVEALS model is a tool for recalculating pollen data into vegetation abundances on a regional scale. We explored the general effect of selected parameters by performing simulations and ascertained the best model setting for the Czech Republic using the shallowest samples from 120 fossil sites and data on actual regional vegetation (60 km radius). Vegetation proportions of 17 taxa were obta...

Describing vegetation types is critical for managing natural resources and assessing ecosystem risk. Vegetation maps are historically produced by “Western experts,” often ignoring local-level groups critical to resource management. Indigenous hunters, as resource managers, have strong connections to their landscapes and their descriptions of vegetation within their homelands can be useful in th...

Rates in rupees are valid in India & South Asia only / Les tarifs en roupies sont valables en Inde et en Asie du Sud seulement A vegetation map may be considered in different ways, for instance as a physiognomic map showing the present state of the vegetation, or as a land use survey map. A useful purpose of this kind of map is to show the possibilities of improving production. For this we must...

Remote sensing portal site for practical uses which is dedicated to local governments is created. Key components of the site are (1) links to data providers, (2) links to the data analysis software tools, (3) examples of actual uses of the satellite remote sensing data in particular for local governments. Users’ demands for remote sensing satellite data are investigated for the local government...