Gobi Forage:an early warning system for livestock in the Gobi region of Mongolia

摘要：

Introduction During the period from 1999 to 2002,Mongolia experienced a series of droughts and severe winters that lowered livestock numbers by approximately 30％ countrywide.In the Gobi region,livestock mortality reached 50％ with many households losing entire herds (Siurua & Swift 2002).In March 2004,a program was initiated by the United States Agency for International Development ( USAID) through the Global Livestock Collaborative Research and Support Program ( GL-CRSP).The goal of this program was to develop forage monitoring technologies that provide early warning of drought and winter disasters to improve livestock herder decision making in the Gobi region.

关键词： drought Mongolia forage monitoring NDVI

作者: L.Bolor-Erdene Jay Angerer Sean Granville-Ross M.Urgamal D.Narangarel D.Tsogoo Tim Stewart Dennis Sheehy

作者单位: Mercy Corps,P.O.Box 761,Ulaanbaatar-49,Mongolia Dept of Ecosystem Science & Management,Texas A&M University,College Station,Texas,USA

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2008世界草地与草原大会

会议地点: 呼和浩特

会议语种:英文

在线出版日期: 2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）