CGSpaceA Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs
    View Item 
    •   CGSpace Home
    • International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
    • ILRI archive
    • View Item
       
    • CGSpace Home
    • International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
    • ILRI archive
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Estimating foliage and woody biomass in Sahelian and Sudanian woodlands using a remote sensing model

    Thumbnail
    Authors
    Franklin, J.
    Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
    Date
    1991
    Language
    en
    Type
    Journal Article
    Accessibility
    Limited Access
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Share
    
    Citation
    International Journal of Remote Sensing;12(6):1387-1404
    Permanent link to cite or share this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28808
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01431169108929732
    Abstract/Description
    Predictions of tree size and density from a remote sensing model were used together with allometric regression equations from the literature to estimate foliage and above-ground woody biomass in sparse woodlands. Study sites with woody cover ranging from 10-50 per cent were located in the Sudanian and Sahelian bioclimatic zones in Mali, West Africa. Estimates compared favourably to independent measurements of foliage biomass made in the Sahelian sites, and to typical values of foliage and woody biomass from the literature for these regions and for similar woodland types. If combined with a vegetation stratification at the appropriate scale, this approach could provide estimates of woody biomass for fuelwood, and foliage biomass for browse over large areas. These estimates could be used in regional scale models of biogeochemical cycling.
    AGROVOC Keywords
    sudanian zone; woodlands; biomass; remote sensing; models; trees; size; density
    Subjects
    GEODATA;
    Collections
    • ILRI archive [4978]
    • ILRI articles in journals [5969]

    AboutPrivacy StatementSend Feedback
     

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    Browse

    All of CGSpaceCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesBy AGROVOC keywordBy ILRI subjectBy CCAFS subjectBy RegionBy CountryBy SubregionBy CRP subjectBy River basinBy Output typeBy Bioversity subjectBy CIAT subjectBy CIP subjectBy CGIAR System subjectBy Alliance Bioversity–CIAT subjectThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesBy AGROVOC keywordBy ILRI subjectBy CCAFS subjectBy RegionBy CountryBy SubregionBy CRP subjectBy River basinBy Output typeBy Bioversity subjectBy CIAT subjectBy CIP subjectBy CGIAR System subjectBy Alliance Bioversity–CIAT subject

    Statistics

    Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

    AboutPrivacy StatementSend Feedback