The application of a landscape diversity index using remote sensing and geographical information systems to identify degradation patterns in the Great Fish River Valley, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Using a range of satellite-derived indices I describe. monitor and predict vegetation conditions that exist in the Great Fish River Valley, Eastern Cape. The heterogeneous nature of the area necessitates that the mapping of vegetation classes be accomplished using a combination of a supervised appro...

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Main Author: Tanser, Frank Courteney
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Rhodes University 1997
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005488