A cost-effective method to monitor vegetation changes in steppes ecosystems: A case study on remote sensing of fire and infrastructure effects in eastern Mongolia

Land degradation is a major environmental and social issue in temperate steppes. It is commonly determined from vegetation cover using remote sensing techniques. Steppes in eastern Mongolia are subject to resource extraction activities, such as mining and oil extraction, which affect land degradatio...

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Main Authors: Batnyambuu Dashpurev, Karsten Wesche, Yun Jäschke, Khurelpurev Oyundelger, Thanh Noi Phan, Jörg Bendix, Lukas W. Lehnert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Ecological Indicators
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X21009961