Item talk:Q227842

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 "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/centers/western-geographic-science-center/science/remote-sensing-and-dryland-management",
 "headline": "Remote Sensing and Dryland Management",
 "datePublished": "May 28, 2020",
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     "name": "Miguel Villarreal, PhD",
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     "text": "This page describes some of the remote sensing methods and results of four ongoing USGS studies: 1) using Landsat time series data to measure reclamation success, 2) mapping and monitoring invasive grasses, 3) characterizing biological soil crusts and soil heterogeneity, and 4) mapping and modeling surface disturbances.  Detailed webpages for research listed above found under the Related Science tab or click the underlined links."
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     "text": "1.4 Soil compaction and erosion"
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     "text": "Drylands (areas characterized by low precipitation, high evapotranspiration, and low soil moisture) occupy around 40-45% of the earth\u2019s surface. Many drylands contain high biodiversity and provide essential ecosystem services (e.g., livestock forage, agricultural production, pollination) for nearly 1/3 of the world\u2019s population who live in drylands.  Given limited precipitation and other resources, drylands can have abrupt responses to intensive land use and climate variability, and small environmental changes often have disproportionally large ecological effects in these systems. Our research applies remote sensing and spatial analysis to characterize and monitor dryland vegetation and soils, to help understand how land use and climate affects ecosystem processes, and to provide information on how ecological processes can be managed to accelerate recovery of disturbed and degraded lands."
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     "text": "1.1 Remote sensing of energy development"
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     "text": "Related Science:"
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     "text": "1.2 Remote sensing of invasive annual grasses"
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     "text": "1.3 Remote sensing of biological soil crusts"
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