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‘RANGEWATCH’: An NDVI based method of estimating forage biomass in northern Australia. A case study in the western Kimberly region of Western Australia.
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Author
Donald, G.
Stovold, R.
Santich, N.
Lamb, D.
Mundava, C.
Publisher
Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2015
Body

An understanding of the current amount of total green biomass, total biomass and biomass growth

rates is necessary for graziers to better manage pasture utilisation in the northern Australian

grasslands. This project aims to assess the veracity (and challenges) of applying MODIS satellitederived NDVI to calculating forage biomass in the complex landscapes of the northern tropical rangelands and to develop a web-based delivery platform . . . . .

Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
Additional Information
It is recommended that papers in the conference proceedings be cited in the following manner:
Bastin, G, Sparrow, A, Scarth, P., Gill, T. Barneston, J. and Staben G. (2015). Are we there yet? Tracking state and change in Australia's rangelands. In Proceedings of the 18th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Alice Springs (Ed M.H. Friedel) [Australian Rangeland Society: Perth]
Conference Name
18th Biennial Conference, Australian Rangeland Society, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, 12-16 April 2015
Keywords
biomass assessment
pasture growth
pasture utilisation
rangeland management
remote sensing
stocking numbers