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Detecting Plant Functional Traits of Grassland Vegetation Using Spectral Reflectance Measurements
(2018-03-06)
Changes in climate and an intensified agricultural use threaten grassland ecosystems in many places. To allow an efficient conservation of grassland vegetation communities, ecologists monitor variations in their plant ...
Therapeutic effects of wetlands on mental well-being: The concept of therapeutic landscapes applied to an ecosystem in Uganda
(2018-07-03)
The therapeutic effects of wetlands help to keep people mentally healthy. Especially in developing countries, health care prioritizes the treatment and prevention of physical illness before mental illness due to the high ...
Modelling the hydrological impact of rice intensification in inland valleys in Benin (West Africa)
(2018-01-25)
The aim of this study is to assess the impact of climate change and rice intensification on water availability, water quality, and rice production. A spatial explicit approach was developed to determine suitable areas for ...
Forage supply of West African rangelands: Towards a better understanding of ecosystem services by application of hyperspectral remote sensing
(2018-12-12)
Grazing is the predominant type of land use in savanna regions all over the world. Although large savanna areas in Africa are still grazed by wild herbivores, the West African Sudanian savanna region mainly comprises ...
Households at Risk: Integrated Assessment of Drought Hazard and Social Vulnerability in the Cuvelai-Basin of Angola and Namibia
(2018-11-22)
Droughts are phenomena that occur worldwide, in humid and arid environments as well as in the Global North and the Global South. They are considered as slow onset hazards that affect more people than any other natural ...
A Landsat-based analysis of tropical forest dynamics in the Central Ecuadorian Amazon: Patterns and causes of deforestation and reforestation
(2018-12-20)
Tropical deforestation constitutes a major threat to the Amazon rainforest. Monitoring forest dynamics is therefore necessary for sustainable management of forest resources in this region. However, cloudiness results in ...
An Integrated Remote Sensing and Urban Growth Model Approach to Curb Slum Formation in Lagos Megacity
(2019-04-05)
Rapid urbanization with limited development has led to slum proliferation in many sub-Saharan African cities. Slums are recognized as a menace to planned cities, as they do not conform to planning standards, thus the need ...
Model-based Source Partitioning of Eddy Covariance Flux Measurements
(2019-05-03)
Terrestrial ecosystems constantly exchange momentum, energy, and mass (e.g., water vapor, CO2) with the atmosphere above. This exchange is commonly measured with a micrometeorological technique, the eddy covariance ...
Evaluating the Contribution of Remote Sensing Data Products for Regional Simulations of Hydrological Processes in West Africa using a Multi-Model Ensemble
(2019-05-02)
Water is a crucial resource for human health, agricultural production and economic development. This holds especially true in West Africa, where large parts of the population work as self-sustaining farmers. Accurate ......
Addis Ababa Airport zwischen Globalisierung und Fragmentierung: Ein Hub in Raum und Zeit
(2019-03-15)
Diese Forschungsarbeit untersucht den Flughafen von Äthiopiens Kapitale Addis Abeba als einen Ort, an dem verschiedenartige, teils ambivalente Entwicklungen zusammen¬treffen. Der Bole International Airport steht als Beispiel ...