Location and Characterization of Breeding Sites of Solitary Desert Locust Using Satellite Images Landsat 7 ETM+ and Terra MODIS
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53299#.VLydg8nQrzE Author(s) Lazar Mohammed 1 , Aliou Diongue 2 , Jeng-Tze Yang 3 , Doumandji-Mitiche Bahia 4 , Lecoq Michel 5 Affiliation(s) 1 Institut National de la Protection des Végétaux, Alger, Algérie . 2 United Nations World Food Programme, Dakar, Sénégal . 3 National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Chinese Taipei . 4 Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique, Alger, Algérie . 5 CIRAD, Montpellier, France . ABSTRACT In the southern Algerian Sahara, populations of the desert locust have been monitored during the past 43 years. On a limited study area, the use of remote sensing data from Landsat 7 ETM+ and Terra MODIS, coupled with the locust population database, allowed the identification and mapping of solitary desert locust breeding areas during remission periods. These sites are mainly located in wadis and in areas of accumulation/spre...