Year: 2011
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Tree-grass systems occupy nearly a quarter of the terrestrial surface (27 million km 2 ).They face an uncertain future given pressures from land use change and climate change.Serious systems analysis, modeling, scenario development and ecosystems futures assessment for savannas is needed to avoid past mistakes in land management.Integration of measurement from field and remote sensing with multi-scale modeling is required to realize this.This paper summarizes the state of knowledge, key issues and capacity for savanna systems modeling using remote sensing.The authors contributed to a NASA workshop on remote sensing and modeling savannas.
Institutions: University of North Dakota, Colorado State University, North Carolina State University, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Twente, Aberystwyth University, Lund University, Goethe University Frankfurt, The University of Queensland, University College London, Charles Darwin University
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDGs: Life on land, Climate action
Open Access status: green
Award: G4237845767
OpenAlex ID: W89733193