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Maps of early season invasive grasses and hot spots in the Mojave Ecoregion from 2009-2020

February 8, 2023

Maps of invasive annual grasses were created using multi-season Landsat imagery over a 12 years period (2009-2020), and validated using an extensive network of plot data. Annual maps were used to identify persistent and productive populations of invasive annual grass, called hot spots, across entire Mojave Desert ecoregion. The data provided include a 12 band raster geospatial data file (.tiff) that represents classified early season invasive (ESI) grasses for each year from 2009-2020, and a single .tiff file of ESI hot spots made using the Getis-Ord Gi* Hot Spot classification method.

Publication Year 2023
Title Maps of early season invasive grasses and hot spots in the Mojave Ecoregion from 2009-2020
DOI 10.5066/P9BPEULF
Authors Miguel Villarreal, Eric K. Waller, Tanner Corless Smith, Anna C Knight, Tara B Bishop, Michael C Duniway, Seth M Munson, Richard A Gill
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog
USGS Organization Western Geographic Science Center - Main Office