Studying grassland from space - EurekAlert

Extensively used grassland is host to a high degree of biodiversity, and performs an important climate protection function as a carbon sink and also serves for fodder and food production. However, these ecosystem services are jeopardised if productivity on th…

image: The maps a-d show depictions of the grassland management regime and respective land-use intensity based on satellite data in the district of Oberallgäu (Bavaria) in 2018 on a 10km×10km area. (… [+6794 chars]

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