| Abstract: | Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey‘s Western Geographic Science Center have recently created a regional map of perennial vegetation cover for the Mojave Desert. The scientists used existing field data collected for a variety of previous studies and satellite data available for free through USGS archives to create a calibrated model of percent vegetation cover, an important attribute of desert ecosystems. This map is being used to inform ongoing scientific investigations and land-management efforts, including endangered species habitat mapping and vulnerability and recoverability studies of desert landscapes in the arid Southwest. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 70004920 |
| Citation Author: | Wallace, Cynthia S. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Western Geographic Science Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
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| Citation LatN: | 0373000 |
| Citation LatS: | 0333000 |
| Citation LonE: | -1130000 |
| Citation LonW: | -1180000 |
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| Citation Number Of Pages: | 2 |
| Citation Online Only Flag: | N |
| Citation Phsyical Description: | 2 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | RESEARCH AT THE USGS WESTERN GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCE CENTER |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Fact Sheet |
| Citation Series Code: | FS |
| Citation Series Number: | 2011-3077 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Mapping perennial vegetation cover in the Mojave Desert; 2011; FS; 2011-3077; Wallace, Cynthia S. |
| Citation Start Page: | 1 |
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| Citation Year: | 2011 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Mapping perennial vegetation cover in the Mojave Desert; 2011; FS; 2011-3077; Wallace, Cynthia S. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/fs_2011_3077.gif |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2011/3077/ |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01032927 |
| Date Other: | Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
