Trends in crop phenometrics reveal the influence of climate variability and change on crop
growth and development. However, the trends are less clear in fragmented tropical …

Vegetation phenology is a sensitive indicator that reflects the vegetation–atmosphere
interactions and vegetation processes under global atmospheric changes. Fast-developing …

Crop production and yield estimation using remotely sensed data have been studied widely,
but such information is generally scarce in arid and semi-arid regions. In these regions, inter …

Low levels of agricultural productivity are associated with the persistence of food insecurity,
poverty, and other socio-economic stresses. Mapping and monitoring agricultural dynamics …

Vegetation degradation is a direct distinguishing feature of land degradation in drylands and
seriously affects the ecological balance and sustainable development of drylands. Existing …

Vegetation phenology is highly sensitive to climate change and has a crucial effect on the
carbon balance. Prior studies have mainly investigated the effects of mean temperature and …

Abstract The upstream of Minjiang River is an important ecological barrier and one of the
main water sources of the Chengdu Plain and upstream Yangtze River. However the …

Iraq, the land of two rivers, has a history that extends back millennia and is the subject of
much archaeological research. However, little environmental research has been carried out …

Abstract Information on the response of vegetation to different environmental drivers,
including rainfall, forms a critical input to ecosystem models. Currently, such models are run …

Mountainous regions experience complex phenological behavior along climatic,
vegetational and topographic gradients. In this paper, we use a MODIS time series of the …