USE = Shifting
Code: S
Description:
low intensity shifting cultivation with perennial rotation
Surface:
minor tillage/ burning
Vegetation:
vegetation cleared periodically/ usually burned/ crops planted/ harvested/ weeded/ fallowed/ usually no fertilizer
Water:
no artificial subsidy/ or infrequent low volume input by hand
Livestock:
rare
L1 Minimum:
>30m
L2 Minimum:
>30m
Identification:
seasonal NDVI/ plot geometry/ & prior knowlege
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Compatible Classes
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FORM:
Mounded
Excavated
Terraced Slope
Floodplain
Foot Slope
Bench Plateau
Summit
Sloping
Steep Slope
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COVER:
Annual
Mixed
Perennial
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GROUP:
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Mapped Ecotopes
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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.