Wetland fire remote sensing research--The Greater Everglades example
Fact Sheet
2012-3133
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Abstract
Fire is a major factor in the Everglades ecosystem. For thousands of years, lightning-strike fires from summer thunderstorms have helped create and maintain a dynamic landscape suited both to withstand fire and recover quickly in the wake of frequent fires. Today, managers in the Everglades National Park are implementing controlled burns to promote healthy, sustainable vegetation patterns and ecosystem functions. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is using remote sensing to improve fire-management databases in the Everglades, gain insights into post-fire land-cover dynamics, and develop spatially and temporally explicit fire-scar data for habitat and hydrologic modeling.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Wetland fire remote sensing research--The Greater Everglades example |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2012-3133 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20123133 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Eastern Geographic Science Center |
| Description | 2 p.; maps (col.) |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |