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Detection of vegetation change using reconnaissance imagery
Author(s) -
Shugart Herman H.,
French Nancy H. F.,
Kasischke Eric S.,
Slawski James J.,
Dull Charles W.,
Shuchman Robert A.,
Mwangi Joe
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
global change biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.146
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1365-2486
pISSN - 1354-1013
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2486.2001.00379.x
Subject(s) - vegetation (pathology) , elevation (ballistics) , physical geography , climate change , environmental science , atmosphere (unit) , remote sensing , geology , geography , oceanography , meteorology , medicine , geometry , mathematics , pathology
Summary Vegetation occurs at its highest elevations on equatorial mountains. Inspection of archival and recent high‐resolution reconnaissance imagery of tropical mountains shows, in all cases, features indicating an increase in the elevation of mountain vegetation zones and an increase in vigour in the high‐elevation vegetation. These changes are consistent with an increased plant performance from increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as well as with a warmer or more favourable climate.