Landscape analysis and vegetation mapping

The aim of this paper is to examine why a touch of geomorphological analysis of landscapes should be introduced in vegetation mapping procedures, and how. A study of the various vegetation maps is sufficient to show that they are not generally based on geomorphological analyses and zoning. Two questions then arise : what would the introduction of such an analysis give, and how to introduce it ? A critical examination of FAO's recommendations, and a study of a few concrete examples, would help answer the first question before giving practical suggestions on how to implement geomorphological analysis

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Bourgeon, Gérard
Format:	book_section biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Institut français de Pondichéry
Subjects:	F70 - Taxonomie végétale et phytogéographie, K10 - Production forestière, P30 - Sciences et aménagement du sol, cartographie, végétation, communauté végétale, paysage, géomorphologie, biogéographie, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1344, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8176, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_32514, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4185, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3233, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_915, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3825,
Online Access:	http://agritrop.cirad.fr/467873/
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