Andean peatlands at risk? Spatiotemporal patterns of extreme NDVI anomalies, water extraction and drought severity in a large-scale mining area of Atacama, northern Chile

Andean peatlands at risk? Spatiotemporal patterns of extreme NDVI anomalies, water extraction and drought severity in a large-scale mining area of Atacama, northern Chile

In the Andes, multiple human and climatic factors threaten the conservation of bofedales, a type of high altitude peat forming wetland widely distributed in the tropical and subtropical Andes. In northern Chile, climate change and water extraction for industrial activities are among the most signifi...

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Main Authors: Roberto O. Chávez, Oliver Meseguer-Ruiz, Matías Olea, Matías Calderón-Seguel, Karina Yager, Rosa Isela Meneses, José A. Lastra, Ignacio Núñez-Hidalgo, Pablo Sarricolea, Roberto Serrano-Notivoli, Manuel Prieto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-02-01
Series:International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation
Subjects:
Atacama Desert
Bofedal
Productivity
SPEI
Npphen
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1569843222003260

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