Journal article
Using Remote Sensing to Estimate Understorey Biomass in Semi-Arid Woodlands of South-Eastern Australia
L Riquelme, DH Duncan, L Rumpff, PA Vesk
Remote Sensing | Published : 2022
DOI: 10.3390/rs14102358
Abstract
Monitoring ground layer biomass, and therefore forage availability, is important for managing large, vertebrate herbivore populations for conservation. Remote sensing allows for frequent observations over broad spatial scales, capturing changes in biomass over the landscape and through time. In this study, we explored different satellite-derived vegetation indices (VIs) for their utility in estimating understorey biomass in semi-arid woodlands of south-eastern Australia. Relationships between VIs and understorey biomass data have not been established in these particular semi-arid communities. Managers want to use forage availability to inform cull targets for western grey kangaroos (Macropus..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded by the Parks Victoria Research Partners Panel, the Australian Government's National Environmental Science Programme through the Threatened Species Recovery Hub Project 1.2.2 Adaptive management of endangered Buloke woodlands, the Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (Ecological Society of Australia), the David H. Ashton Scholarship (University of Melbourne Botany Foundation), and the Bill Borthwick Student Scholarship (Victorian Environmental Assessment Council).