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Mapping perennial vegetation cover in the Mojave Desert

Fact Sheet 2011-3077
RESEARCH AT THE USGS WESTERN GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCE CENTER
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https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20113077

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Abstract

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey's Western Geographic Science Center have recently created a regional map of perennial vegetation cover for the Mojave Desert. The scientists used existing field data collected for a variety of previous studies and satellite data available for free through USGS archives to create a calibrated model of percent vegetation cover, an important attribute of desert ecosystems. This map is being used to inform ongoing scientific investigations and land-management efforts, including endangered species habitat mapping and vulnerability and recoverability studies of desert landscapes in the arid Southwest.

Suggested Citation

Wallace, C., 2011, Mapping perennial vegetation cover in the Mojave Desert: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3077, 2 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20113077.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

ISSN: 2327-6916 (print)

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Mapping perennial vegetation cover in the Mojave Desert
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2011-3077
DOI 10.3133/fs20113077
Year Published 2011
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Western Geographic Science Center
Description 2 p.
First page 1
Last page 2
Country United States
State California;Nevada;Utah;Arizona
Other Geospatial Mojave Desert
Online Only (Y/N) N
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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