Fractional vegetation cover
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002667
The percentage of vertically projected area of vegetation (including leaves, brances, stems) in a unit area.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002667 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Vegetation cover; Canopy; Vegetation index; Normalized difference vegetation index; Plant density; Remote sensing; Leaf area index |
| Translations | Spanish: índice de vegetación relativo |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002667",
"term": "Fractional vegetation cover",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The percentage of vertically projected area of vegetation (including leaves, brances, stems) in a unit area.",
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"vegetation cover",
"canopy",
"vegetation index",
"normalized difference vegetation index",
"plant density",
"remote sensing",
"leaf area index"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "índice de vegetación relativo"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/fractional-vegetation-cover/"
}
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