A historical and future impact assessment of mining activities on surface biophysical characteristics change: A remote sensing-based approach

Mining activities and associated actions cause land-use/land-cover (LULC) changes across the world. The objective of this study were to evaluate the historical impacts of mining activities on surface biophysical characteristics, and for the first time, to predict the future changes in pattern of veg...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Karimi Firozjaei, Amir Sedighi, Hamzeh Karimi Firozjaei, Majid Kiavarz, Mehdi Homaee, Jamal Jokar Arsanjani, Mohsen Makki, Babak Naimi, Seyed Kazem Alavipanah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Ecological Indicators
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X20312036