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Cataloging Information
Topic(s):
Post-fire Management
Post-fire Rehabilitation
Seeding
Post-fire Rehabilitation
Seeding
Ecosystem(s):
Sagebrush steppe
NRFSN number: 11489
FRAMES RCS number: 13188
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Successful post-fire reseeding efforts may aid rangeland ecosystem recovery by rapidly establishing a desired plant community and thereby reducing the likelihood of infestation by invasive plants. While the success of post-fire remediation is critical, few efforts have been made to leverage existing geospatial technologies to develop methodologies to assess reseeding success following a fire. In this study, Terra Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite data were used to improve the capacity to assess post-fire reseeding rehabilitation efforts, with particular emphasis on the semiarid rangelands of Idaho.
Citation
Chen, Fang; Weber, Keith T.; Schnase, John L. 2012. Assessing the success of postfire reseeding in semiarid rangelands using terra MODIS. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 65(5): 468-474.