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What's In A Photograph? A Comparison Of Photographic And Field Measurement Techniques For Monitoring Sites In The Southern Rangelands Of Western Australia
Author
Russell, P.J.
Publisher
Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2004
Body

This ongoing study is examining the efficacy of using photographic interpretation to derive selected landscape function indices, as part of a larger study of rangeland ecological health. The internal representativeness of 12 Western Australian Rangeland Monitoring System (WARMS) monitoring sites, located on a variety of land systems, was examined by comparing the same indices acquired by three different, quadrat- based, methods: (1) routine transect field measurement, (2) photosite fieldmeasurement, and (3) photosite photo -interpretation. ...

Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
Additional Information
Use this form to cite paper: Anderson, L., van Klinken,R.D.,and Shepherd, D. (2008). Aerially surveying Mesquite (Prosopis spp.) in the Pilbara. In: ‘A Climate of Change in the Rangelands. Proceedings of the 15thAustralian Rangeland Society Biennial Conference’. (Ed. D. Orr) 4 pages. (Australian Rangeland Society: Australia)
Conference Name
13th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Alice Springs
Keywords
soil stabilization
nutrient cycling in ecosystems