Desertification risk assessment maps |
Source: extracted from Karavitis, C., Kosmas, C. et al. (submitted article) An expert system towards assessing desertification risk using indicators. Environmental Management
The DRI values were mapped for each of the 13 polygons (Map 1).
The DRI map was compared with WOCAT QM of the study site (Map 2). It was noted that the degree of degradation and the effectiveness of the conservation measures on the WOCAT map corresponded closely enough to the DRI values for the same areas. The highest degree of degradation and the lowest effectiveness of the conservation measures matchedthe highest values of DRI.
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