Methodology for assessing and monitoring rangeland vegetation in Central Asia

cg.contactm.louhaichi@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerSamarkand State University - SSUen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems - DSen_US
cg.contributor.funderGovernment of Russian Federationen_US
cg.contributor.projectThe CGIAR collaborative research and capacity building project for the development of sustainable and resilient agricultural production systems in Central Asia under the conditions of changing climateen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryKZen_US
cg.coverage.countryKGen_US
cg.coverage.countryTJen_US
cg.coverage.countryTMen_US
cg.coverage.countryUZen_US
cg.coverage.regionCentral Asiaen_US
cg.creator.idLouhaichi, Mounir: 0000-0002-4543-7631en_US
cg.creator.idBiradar, Chandrashekhar: 0000-0002-9532-9452en_US
cg.subject.agrovocassessmenten_US
cg.subject.agrovocmonitoringen_US
cg.subject.agrovocrangelandsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocvegetationen_US
dc.contributorRajabov, Toshpulaten_US
dc.contributorShaumarov, Makhmuden_US
dc.contributorBiradar, Chandrashekharen_US
dc.creatorLouhaichi, Mouniren_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-06T03:18:03Z
dc.date.available2017-03-06T03:18:03Z
dc.description.abstractRangelands Central Asian countries occupy a total area of approximately 260×106 hm2, occupying 65% of the total land area of these five countries (Gintzburger, 2004). These rangelands are considered as the largest contiguous area of grazed land in the world (Mirzabaev et al., 2016). Central Asia rangelands are characterized by spatiotemporal heterogeneity that is associated with climate, floristic biodiversity, topographic variability as well as anthropogenic disturbances. They are the main forage source for livestock that supports the livelihood of resources-poor pastoral and agro-pastoral communities (Larbi et al., 2008). Rangeland cover mapping has become a widely used and an important resource for characterizing rangeland structure and function. With recent technological advances in image access and image analysis software, it might be possible to develop new methods for measuring vegetation that are more precise and more cost-effective than the techniques currently in use (Chandrashekhar et al., 2015; Louhaichi et al., 2013). Near earth as well as satellite remote sensing can be an effective tool for characterizing and monitoring rangeland condition and trend. Our objective is to develop a toolkit for monitoring and assessing rangeland vegetation that could be rapidly implemented while retaining accuracy. We wanted to retain the following qualities in our technique: speed and efficiency, a quantifiable level of accuracy, verifiable results, statistical robustness, and easily interpreted results. The methodology should be flexible enough to be deplyed in similar rangeland ecosystems in the dry areas.en_US
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dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/T8VdmadL/v/b66761beadab666b4efa57dc149f3595en_US
dc.identifier.citationMounir Louhaichi, Toshpulat Rajabov, Makhmud Shaumarov, Chandrashekhar Biradar. (31/12/2016). Methodology for assessing and monitoring rangeland vegetation in Central Asia[Training_manual]. Amman, Jordan: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/6235
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)en_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-4.0en_US
dc.titleMethodology for assessing and monitoring rangeland vegetation in Central Asiaen_US
dc.typeToolen_US
dcterms.available2016-12-31en_US
dcterms.issued2016-12-31en_US
mel.project.openhttps://mel.cgiar.org/projects/russianfundedprojectsen_US

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