USE = Disturbed
Code: D
Description:
fragmented or disturbed by human activities without consistent use
Surface:
surface often disrupted/ compacted/ partially sealed/strewn with impermeable debris
Vegetation:
variable: from bare earth & annuals to mature trees/ small rainfed agriculture patches (<5m) & some vegetation harvest
Water:
watering of cultivated patches/ waste water
Livestock:
informal livestock grazing >25% of year, OR low intensity livestock grazing or <25% of year
L1 Minimum:
>10m
L2 Minimum:
>0.1m linear/ >5m polygon
Identification:
within 15 m of anthropogenic structures, mines or dumps, or clear evidence of human disturbance or debris
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Compatible Classes
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FORM:
Anthropogenic
Mounded
Excavated
Terraced Slope
Floodplain
Foot Slope
Bench Plateau
Summit
Sloping
Steep Slope
Marsh
Flowing Marsh
Shallow Stream
Seasonal Stream
Seasonal River
Water Margin
Canal Margin
River Margin
Small Pond
Large Pond
Reservoir
Small Canal
Large Canal
Lake
Stream
River
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COVER:
Sealed
Bare soil
Water
Annual
Mixed
Perennial
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GROUP:
disturbed & debris
hydromorphic vegetation
tall graminoids
water
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Mapped Ecotopes
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ANDAdb03
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ANDAdb06
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ANDAdb09
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ANDAdb14
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ANDAhv01
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ANDEdb01
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ANDEdb02
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ANDMdb04
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ANDMdb07
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ANDMdb10
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ANDMdb12
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ANDMdb13
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ANDMdb15
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ANDPdb05
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ANDPdb08
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ANDPdb11
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ANDPdb16
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BPDAdb03
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BPDAdb06
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BPDMdb04
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BPDMdb07
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BPDPdb05
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BPDPdb08
,
CADWwa02
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CBDWwa02
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CMDAhv01
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EXDMdb07
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FMDAhv01
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FMDMdb07
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FPDAdb03
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FPDAdb06
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FPDEdb02
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FPDMdb04
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FPDMdb07
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FPDPdb08
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FSDAdb03
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FSDAdb06
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FSDMdb04
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FSDMdb07
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FSDPdb05
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FSDPdb08
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MADAdb06
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MADAhv01
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MADAhv04
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MADWwa01
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MSDAdb03
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MSDMdb04
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PADWwa01
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PBDWwa01
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RSDWwa02
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SLDAdb03
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SLDAdb06
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SLDEdb01
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SLDEdb02
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SLDMdb04
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SLDMdb07
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SLDMdb12
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SLDPdb05
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SLDPdb08
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SSDAdb03
,
SSDAdb06
,
SSDMdb04
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SSDMdb07
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SSDPdb05
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SSDPdb08
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SUDAdb03
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SUDMdb04
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WMDAdb06
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WMDAhv01
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ANDSdb17
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Citation for AEM:
Ellis E. C., H. Wang, H. Xiao, K. Peng, X. P. Liu, S. C. Li, H.
Ouyang, X. Cheng, and L. Z. Yang. 2006. Measuring long-term ecological changes in
densely populated landscapes using current and historical high resolution imagery.
Remote Sensing of Environment
100(4):457-473.