Mapping perennial vegetation cover in the Mojave Desert
Fact Sheet
2011-3077
RESEARCH AT THE USGS WESTERN GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCE CENTER
By: Cynthia S.A. Wallace
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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.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Mapping perennial vegetation cover in the Mojave Desert |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2011-3077 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20113077 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Geographic Science Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California;Nevada;Utah;Arizona |
| Other Geospatial | Mojave Desert |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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