A review of potential methods for monitoring rangeland degradation in Libya

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorAl-bukhari, Abdulsalam
dc.contributor.authorHallett, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorBrewer, Timothy R.
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-27T08:50:23Z
dc.date.available2018-04-27T08:50:23Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-24
dc.description.abstractNatural and human factors exert a profound impact on the degradation of rangelands, human effects being the most significant factor in increasing the severity of deterioration. This occurs through agricultural expansion at the expense of rangelands, and with the number of domestic and wildlife animals exceeding the natural carrying capacity. This raises concerns about the ongoing sustainability of these land resources, as well as the sustainability of traditional pastoral land practices. Rangelands require effective management, which is dependent upon accurate and timely monitoring data to support the assessment of rangeland deterioration. Natural rangelands provide one of the significant pillars of support for the Libyan national economy. Despite the important role of rangeland in Libya from both economic and environmental perspectives, the vegetation cover of Libyan rangeland has changed adversely qualitatively and quantitatively over the past four decades. Ground-based observation methods are widely used to assess rangeland degradation in Libya. However, multi-temporal observations are often not integrated nor repeatable, making it difficult for rangeland managers to detect degradation consistently. Field study costs are also significantly high in comparison with their accuracy and reliability, both in terms of the time and resources required. Remote-sensing approaches offer the advantage of spanning large geographical areas with multiple spatial, spectral and temporal resolutions. These data can play a significant role in rangeland monitoring, permitting observation, monitoring and prediction of vegetation changes, productivity assessment, fire extent, vegetation and soil moisture measurement and quantifying the proliferation of invasive plant species. This paper reviews the factors causing rangeland degradation in Libya, identifying appropriate remote-sensing methods that can be used to implement appropriate monitoring procedures.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationAl-bukhari A, Hallett S, Brewer T. (2018) A review of potential methods for monitoring rangeland degradation in Libya. Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 13, April 2018en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2041-7128
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13570-018-0118-4
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13174
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSpringeren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectLibyan rangelanden_UK
dc.subjectLand degradation indicatorsen_UK
dc.subjectRangeland monitoringen_UK
dc.subjectRangeland managementen_UK
dc.subjectRemote-sensing dataen_UK
dc.titleA review of potential methods for monitoring rangeland degradation in Libyaen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
monitoring_rangeland_degradation_in_Libya-2018.pdf
Size:
1.26 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.63 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

Staff publications (SWEE)