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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/23953| Title: | Estimating resistance and resilience of military lands using vegetation indices |
| Authors: | Busby, Ryan R. Gebhart, Dick L. Oxley, Steven J. Tarantino, William D. Wall, Wade A. |
| Keywords: | Military bases Environmental protection--Management Land degradation Resilience (Ecology) Vegetation mapping |
| Publisher: | Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | ERDC/CERL;TR-17-12 |
| Abstract: | Military training inevitably leads to land degradation; however, some eco-systems have higher resistance and resilience to training based on the functional traits of existing vegetation, making them preferred for long-term use. This work estimated resistance and resilience for the continental United States using dominant plant species for numerous plant communities, resistance and resilience values for plant functional groups, and national community vegetation maps. Two datasets were combined to obtain greater detail and values for all land area. Results indicate that graminoid communities have the highest resistance values, and shrublands the lowest; and that eastern deciduous forests and prairies have the highest resilience values, and evergreen forests and shrublands the lowest. This lists the resistance and resilience values of a selection of Army installations using both datasets and a new combined metric. This new method will help the Army determine the portfolio of installations that will best meet its future training land requirements. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/23953 http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/23953 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
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| ERDC-CERL TR-17-12.pdf | 4.85 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |