Land Use – Land Cover Conversion, Regeneration and Degradation in the High Elevation Bolivian Andes     

Jodi S. Brandt  Philip A. Townsend 《Landscape Ecology》2006,21(4):607-623

Regional land-cover change affects biodiversity, hydrology, and biogeochemical cycles at local, watershed, and landscape scales. Developing countries are experiencing rapid land cover change, but assessment is often restricted by limited financial resources, accessibility, and historical data. The assessment of regional land cover patterns is often the first step in developing conservation and management plans. This study used remotely sensed land cover and topographic data (Landsat and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission), supervised classification techniques, and spectral mixture analysis to characterize current landscape patterns and quantify land cover change from 1985 to 2003 in the Altiplano (2535–4671 m) and Intermediate Valley (Mountain) (1491–4623 m) physiographic zones in the Southeastern Bolivian Andes. Current land cover was mapped into six classes with an overall accuracy of 88% using traditional classification techniques and limited field data. The land cover change analysis showed that extensive deforestation, desertification, and agricultural expansion at a regional scale occurred in the last 20 years (17.3% of the Mountain Zone and 7.2% of the Altiplano). Spectral mixture analysis (SMA) indicated that communal rangeland degradation has also occurred, with increases in soil and non-photosynthetic vegetation fractions in most cover classes. SMA also identified local areas with intensive management activities that are changing differently from the overall region (e.g., localized areas of increased green vegetation). This indicates that actions of local communities, governments, and environmental managers can moderate the potentially severe future changes implied by the results of this study.  相似文献   

利用遥感技术监测锡林郭勒天然草原利用强度方法初探   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

刘爱军  韩建国 《中国草地学报》2007,29(2):70-74

利用多时相的遥感数据，对2005年锡林郭勒天然草原生长期放牧利用强度进行了信息提取、监测和制图。结果表明：在牧草生长季节，天然草原各旬度的利用强度与植被指数旬度变动系数成反比，并与降雨和植被长势时空分布格局相一致；放牧初期旬度变动系数下降4％左右，利用强度较轻，处于轻度过牧状态；6月中旬以后，旬度变动系数下降12％～20％之间，利用强度加重，处于中度超载过牧状态；8月下旬后植物生长停止，旬度变动系数下降27％左右，利用强度最重，处于重度超载过牧状态。遥感监测结果经过地面同步采集数据验证，监测精度达到79．6％。  相似文献   

Geospatial methods provide timely and comprehensive urban forest information   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Kathleen T. Ward  Gary R. Johnson 《Urban Forestry & Urban Greening》2007,6(1):15-22

Urban forests are unique and highly valued resources. However, trees in urban forests are often under greater stress than those in rural or undeveloped areas due to soil compaction, restricted growing spaces, high temperatures, and exposure to air and water pollution. In addition, conditions change more quickly in urban as opposed to rural and undeveloped settings. Subsequently, proactive management of urban forests can be challenging and requires the availability of current and comprehensive information. Geospatial tools, such as, geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS) and remote sensing, work extremely well together for gathering, analyzing, and reporting information. Many urban forest management questions could be quickly and effectively addressed using geospatial methods and tools. The geospatial tools can provide timely and extensive spatial data from which urban forest attributes can be derived, such as land cover, forest structure, species composition and condition, heat island effects, and carbon storage. Emerging geospatial tools that could be adapted for urban forest applications include data fusion, virtual reality, three-dimensional visualization, Internet delivery, modeling, and emergency response.  相似文献   

草地植被盖度的近距离遥感测定   总被引：3，自引：1，他引：3  

池宏康  周广胜  许振柱  袁文平 《草业学报》2007,16(2):105-110

盖度或者覆盖度是植物群落结构的一个重要数量指标。通常的目视估测植物群落盖度方法不仅精度低,而且因人而异。本研究采用近距离遥感方法测定草地植物群落盖度,该方法主要包括数据获取、图像处理、像元数量提取和盖度计算4个部分。精度评价表明,该方法测定的绿色植被盖度误差很小,与目视估测方法比较,它具有客观、一致和精度高的优点。  相似文献   

应用MODIS数据估算草地生物量   总被引：3，自引：1，他引：3  

李聪  肖继东  曹占洲  石玉  杨志华 《干旱区研究》2007,24(3):386-391

利用新一代EOS/MODIS卫星遥感数据,针对MODIS的应用特点,借鉴国内外基于遥感手段监测植被的方法以及植被指数的研究进展.以天山北坡乌鲁木齐南郊的草地为研究区,通过野外实地采样得到与MODIS影像资料时相一致的草地地上生物量数据.并利用ENVI软件,提取典型区各样点的植被指数,分析遥感植被指数与植被生物量的相关关系,从而建立植被指数在不同季节草甸和草原的生物量估测模型.  相似文献   

Use of airborne multispectral imagery to discriminate and map weed infestations in a citrus orchard     

XUJUN YE  KENSHI SAKAI  SHIN-ICHI ASADA  AKIRA SASAO 《Weed Biology and Management》2007,7(1):23-30

Reliable information on weed abundance and distribution within fields is essential for weed management in agricultural systems. Such information is necessary to adopt localized and variable rates of herbicide spraying, thus reducing chemical waste, crop damage, and environmental pollution. This paper examined the potential of airborne multispectral imagery to discriminate and map weed infestations in an experimental citrus orchard in Japan. Using an airborne digital sensor, multispectral imagery was acquired over the study site on 10 April 2003. The obtained reflectance imagery was analyzed using an image object-based approach in eCognition. After creating image objects on the image, the spectral information for weeds and citrus, represented by corresponding selected sample image objects, was extracted. Significant differences in the spectral characteristics between weeds and citrus were observed in each of the red, green, and blue wavebands. The simple average values of these wavebands were used to classify image objects with the nearest neighbor algorithm. Maps were generated with different classes or levels of class groups. A subsequent accuracy assessment demonstrated that the weeds were successfully discriminated from other image objects with a classification accuracy of 99.07%. Therefore, maps generated based on the classification result could provide valuable information for developing a site-specific weed management program for the study orchard.  相似文献   

A method for mapping the distribution of willow at a catchment scale using bi-seasonal SPOT5 imagery   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

M NOONAN  & C CHAFER 《Weed Research》2007,47(2):173-181

This study showed that seasonal imagery acquired at specific stages of phenology can be used to improve the mapping accuracy of invasive willow at a catchment scale. SPOT5 XI (10 m) satellite imagery was acquired for early autumn and winter to represent the phenological stages of leaf cover and leaf fall respectively. Four classification regimes were evaluated using single‐ and bi‐seasonal composite imagery to determine the most accurate method. Significant spectral noise was found in willow populations, especially in the winter image, due to the effects of undergrowth exposure, shadowing, topography and boundary‐mixed pixels. Two noise reduction techniques were applied to the bi‐seasonal composite image to improve the classification results. The noise‐reduced bi‐seasonal composite image was classified using the spectral angle mapper (SAM) algorithm before importation into a geographical information system. Aerial photography was used to reduce the errors of commission associated with misclassification of pastures. The class accuracy achieved for willow using the method described in this study was 77.5% (Kappa =0.87). The high cost of eradicating willow means that managers must establish priorities for control; this technique can provide a powerful tool for prioritizing control programmes and for monitoring results at a catchment scale.  相似文献   

准噶尔盆地西南缘人工绿洲演变初探     

刘月兰  贺凌云  田玉军  王绍明 《干旱区资源与环境》2007,21(7):49-52

本文以1989年和2000年TM影像为基础,结合部分统计资料,分析了准噶尔盆地西南缘沙湾-石河子-玛纳斯人工绿洲近20年的变化特点。分析结果表明:该研究区人工绿洲面积增加显著,由1989的6077.62km2增至2000年的6995.02km2,且主要增长期为1995年以后,1998-2002年增长尤为明显;绿洲内部存在一定程度的弃荒现象,1989-2000年间有365.29km2农用地被荒弃;绿洲的增长以外延式增长为主,开发原有绿洲内部空地为辅;同时,北部莫索湾绿洲土地盐碱化现象明显。  相似文献   

Using remote sensing to predict outbreaks of Oestrus ovis in Namibia     

S. Flasse  C. Walker  H. Biggs  P. Stephenson  P. Hutchinson 《Preventive veterinary medicine》1998,33(1-4):31-38

The Directorate of Veterinary Services of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development of Namibia issues warnings to farmers in the south of the country about the likelihood of infestation of small-stock by the nasal bot fly, Oestrus ovis. Farmers can then treat their stock at the most appropriate time. The O. ovis puparia develop at shallow depths in the soil and the timing of emergence is directly dependent on climatic conditions, specifically the number of degree-days above a particular threshold soil temperature. Based on temperature measurements from only a few stations scattered throughout the country, the veterinary department warnings lack precision in space and time. This paper presents an attempt to support the programme of warnings with accumulated temperature information from Meteosat satellite images, in order to strengthen predictions of the time of emergence in specific places, and to improve the precision and reliability of warnings given to farmers.  相似文献   

基于landsat卫星影像的水库水体总磷质量浓度反演研究     

王云霞  杨国范  林茂森  杨舒婷 《灌溉排水学报》2017,36(4)

以清河水库为研究区域,利用Landsat8卫星OLI数据及实地观测数据,建立了适于清河水库水体总磷质量浓度的最小二乘支持向量机(LS-SVM)遥感反演模型,并对清河水库总磷量进行了反演分析。结果表明,LS-SVM模型的平均相对误差为6.06%,相比于单波段线性回归反演模型及波段组合线性回归模型,平均误差分别降低了20.77%、12.53%,显著提高了清河水库水体总磷质量浓度反演的模型精度,达到遥感反演预测精度要求;利用LSSVM反演模型对清河水库总磷量反演显示,水体中总磷质量浓度主要集中在0.04~0.08 mg/L,水库水体总磷质量浓度总体偏高。  相似文献