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TipoArtigo Publicado
GrupoProdução Bibliográfica
DescriçãoAZEVEDO, Marinete M ; LEITE, Laércio Leonel ; BAPTISTA, Gustavo Macedo de Mello. The Use of Digital Photographs to Quantify Vegetation Ground Cover in Degraded Areas. Sociedade & Natureza, v. 1, p. 674-682, 2005.
AutorGustavo Macedo de Mello Baptista
Ano2005

Informações Complementares

Ano do artigo2005
Descricão e Informacões AdicionaisABSTRACT This study was aimed at assessing the possibility to use digital photographs to evaluate success of the reclamation of a gravel-mined degraded area. The indicator used to measure success was the degree of vegetation ground cover. Photographs were taken with a Canon camera (model Power Shot A 100). On 11th of October 2003, in a sunny day (without clouds), a total of 24 photographs were taken of the centre of the 24 experimental plots. All the 24 photographs were processed with ENVI 3.5 software following the same procedures applied to process satellite scenes. In each scene analysed, two classes - vegetation cover and bared soil - were identified with the maximum likelihood algorithm. Results showed that digital photographs can be used in the quantification of vegetation ground cover and that the technique employed in this study can be applied to evaluate methodologies of reclamation of mined areas in which the establishment of vegetation is expected. The technique tested in this study can be employed by government agencies in charge of land reclamation plans because it is efficient in determining vegetation ground cover, is easy to perform and is not expensive.
Divulgacão CientíficaNAO
FascículoS.Issue
IdiomaPortuguês
ISSN01031570
local de publicacaoUberlândia
Meio de DivulgaçãoMEIO_DIGITAL
NaturezaCOMPLETO
Ordem de Importância25
Página Final682
Página Inicial674
RelevânciaNAO
Título do ArtigoThe Use of Digital Photographs to Quantify Vegetation Ground Cover in Degraded Areas
Título do Períodico ou RevistaSociedade & Natureza
Volume1