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Disentangling the effects of climate and people on Sahel vegetation dynamics [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2008 . The Sahel belt of Africa has been the focus of intensive scientific research since the 1960s, spurred on by the chronic vulnerability of its population to recurring drought and the threat of long-term land degradation.
J. Seaquist +4 more
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Climate, people, fire and vegetation: new insights into vegetation dynamics in the Eastern Mediterranean since the 1st century AD [PDF]
Climate of the Past, 2013 Anatolia forms a bridge between Europe, Africa and Asia and is influenced by all three continents in terms of climate, vegetation and human civilisation.
J. Bakker +6 more
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Remote Sensing, 2020 Despite recent advances in image and video processing, the detection of people or cars in areas of dense vegetation is still challenging due to landscape, illumination changes and strong occlusion. In this paper, we address this problem with the use of a
Adam Papp +5 more
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People prefer arable fields and flower strips with continuous soil cover and diversified vegetation
Ecology and Society, 2023 Agriculture is a key driver of the dynamics and transformation of rural landscapes in Western Europe. However, little is known about the influence of cropping techniques on visual perceptions of the aesthetic and ecological value of agricultural fields ...
Lola Serée +4 more
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Ecosystems and PeopleWoody vegetation diversity is declining due to human-induced land-use changes, mainly agricultural expansion and intensification, deforestation, forest degradation and urbanisation.
Girma Shumi +2 more
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Frontiers in Forests and Global ChangeVegetation cover degradation is often a complex phenomenon, exhibiting strong correlation with climatic variation and anthropogenic actions. Conservation of biodiversity is important because millions of people are directly and indirectly dependent on ...
Koyel Sur +5 more
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Empirical Evidence for Impacts of Internal Migration on Vegetation Dynamics in China from 1982 to 2000 [PDF]
Sensors, 2008 Migration is one of the major socio-economic characteristics of China since the country adopted the policy of economic reform in late 1970s. Many studies have been dedicated to understand why and how people move, and the consequences of their welfare ...
Jingfeng Xiao +3 more
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Vulnerability assessment and protective effects of coastal vegetation during the 2004 Tsunami in Sri Lanka [PDF]
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2009 The tsunami of December 2004 caused extensive human and economic losses along many parts of the Sri Lankan coastline. Thanks to extensive national and international solidarity and support in the aftermath of the event, most people managed to restore ...
M. Kaplan, F. G. Renaud, G. Lüchters
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Ecological Indicators, 2022 Identifying vegetation changes and the associated driving forces provides a valuable reference for developing ecological restoration strategies. However, it remains a challenge to disentangle the impacts of climate, vegetation, and human interference ...
Yuyi Wang +3 more
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Global Vegetation Project: An Interactive Online Map of Open-Access Vegetation Photos [PDF]
Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS), 2021 The Global Vegetation Project (http://gveg.wyobiodiversity.org) is a new initiative to host an online database of open-access, georeferenced vegetation photos.
Jesse R. Fleri +5 more
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