dc.contributor.author | Kong, Taryn M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kellner, Klaus | |
dc.contributor.author | Marsh, Stuart E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Van Rooyen, Andre F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Orr, Barron J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-16T13:15:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-09-16T13:15:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Kong, T.M. et al. 2015. Assessing rangeland condition in the Kalahari Duneveld through local ecological knowledge of livestock farmers and remotely sensed data. Journal of arid environments, 113:77–86. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.10.003] | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0140–1963 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1095–922X (Online) | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/18809 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.10.003 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196314001980 | |
dc.description.abstract | Monitoring of land degradation in remote rangelands, such as the Kalahari Duneveld, presents significant
logistical challenges because of the need for systematic measurements of rangeland condition over time
and space. The distinct vegetation dynamics and manifestation of degradation on dunes and interdunes
in the Kalahari Duneveld, and their edaphic characteristics augment the difficulty with rangeland
assessment. This study examined the effectiveness of using the local ecological knowledge (LEK) of
livestock farmers in Mier and remotely sensed data to assess rangeland condition relative to fieldmeasured
vegetation and ground cover with step-point walking transects. We used Landsat-7 ETMþ
imagery to calculate the Normalized Differential Vegetation Index (NDVI), Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index
(SAVI), and tasseled cap greenness to characterize vegetation cover. The multivariate analysis of variance
and analysis of variance showed that the farmers' assessment of rangeland condition explained the
significant difference in the field-measured grass, shrub and bare ground cover. NDVI, SAVI and tasseled
cap greenness all correlated poorly to the field-measured vegetation cover because of the excess spectral
noise from the high iron oxide content in the soil. The farmers' LEK has potential to contribute toward
monitoring of remote Kalahari Duneveld | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.subject | Land degradation | en_US |
dc.subject | desertification | en_US |
dc.subject | degradation assessment | en_US |
dc.subject | participatory evaluation | en_US |
dc.subject | vegetation survey | en_US |
dc.subject | vegetation index | en_US |
dc.subject | indigenous knowledge | en_US |
dc.title | Assessing rangeland condition in the Kalahari Duneveld through local ecological knowledge of livestock farmers and remotely sensed data | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.contributor.researchID | 10062750 - Kellner, Klaus | |
dc.contributor.researchID | 22934677 - Kong, Taryn Man-Ming | |