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Zandler, Harald ; Haag, Isabell ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Evaluation needs and temporal performance differences of gridded precipitation products in peripheral mountain regions.
In: Scientific Reports. Vol. 9 (22 October 2019) . - No. 15118.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51666-z

Haag, Isabell ; Jones, Philip D. ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Central Asia's Changing Climate : How Temperature and Precipitation Have Changed across Time, Space, and Altitude.
In: Climate. Vol. 7 (2019) Issue 10 . - No. 123.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/cli7100123

Essien, Etido ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Detection of Urban Development in Uyo (Nigeria) Using Remote Sensing.
In: Land. Vol. 8 (2019) Issue 6 . - No. 102.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/land8060102

Mayr, Manuel:
Fires and Vegetation in Namibian Ecosystems : a Modelling Study Based on Remote Sensing.
Bayreuth , 2019 . - xvi, 117 p.
( Doctoral thesis, 2019 , Universität Bayreuth, Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15495/EPub_UBT_00004531

Haag, Isabell ; Kassam, Karim-Aly ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Ökologische Kalender im Pamir : Anpassung an den Klimawandel auf dem Dach der Welt.
In: Geographische Rundschau. Vol. 71 (2019) Issue 12 . - pp. 26-31.

Bruelheide, Helge ; Dengler, Jürgen ; Jiménez-Alfaro, Borja ; Purschke, Oliver ; Hennekens, Stephan M. ; Chytrý, Milan ; Pillar, Valério D. ; Jansen, Florian ; Kattge, Jens ; Sandel, Brody ; Aubin, Isabelle ; Biurrun, Idoia ; Field, Richard ; Haider, Sylvia ; Jandt, Ute ; Lenoir, Jonathan ; Peet, Robert K. ; Peyre, Gwendolyn ; Sabatini, Francesco Maria ; Schmidt, Marco ; Schrodt, Franziska ; Winter, Marten ; Aćić, Svetlana ; Agrillo, Emiliano ; Alvarez, Miguel ; Ambarlı, Didem ; Angelini, Pierangela ; Apostolova, Iva ; Arfin Khan, Mohammed A. S. ; Arnst, Elise ; Attorre, Fabio ; Baraloto, Christopher ; Beckmann, Michael ; Berg, Christian ; Bergeron, Yves ; Bergmeier, Erwin ; Bjorkman, Anne D. ; Bondareva, Viktoria ; Borchardt, Peter ; Botta-Dukát, Zoltán ; Boyle, Brad ; Breen, Amy ; Brisse, Henry ; Byun, Chaeho ; Cabido, Marcelo R. ; Casella, Laura ; Cayuela, Luis ; Černý, Tomáš ; Chepinoga, Victor ; Csiky, János ; Curran, Michael ; Ćušterevska, Renata ; Dajić Stevanović, Zora ; De Bie, Els ; de Ruffray, Patrice ; De Sanctis, Michele ; Dimopoulos, Panayotis ; Dressler, Stefan ; Ejrnæs, Rasmus ; El-Sheikh, Mohamed Abd El-Rouf Mousa ; Enquist, Brian ; Ewald, Jörg ; Fagúndez, Jaime ; Finckh, Manfred ; Font, Xavier ; Forey, Estelle ; Fotiadis, Georgios ; García-Mijangos, Itziar ; de Gasper, André Luis ; Golub, Valentin ; Gutierrez, Alvaro G. ; Hatim, Mohamed Z. ; He, Tianhua ; Higuchi, Pedro ; Holubová, Dana ; Hölzel, Norbert ; Homeier, Jürgen ; Indreica, Adrian ; Işık Gürsoy, Deniz ; Jansen, Steven ; Janssen, John ; Jedrzejek, Birgit ; Jiroušek, Martin ; Jürgens, Norbert ; Kącki, Zygmunt ; Kavgacı, Ali ; Kearsley, Elizabeth ; Kessler, Michael ; Knollová, Ilona ; Kolomiychuk, Vitaliy ; Korolyuk, Andrey ; Kozhevnikova, Maria ; Kozub, Łukasz ; Krstonošić, Daniel ; Kühl, Hjalmar ; Kühn, Ingolf ; Kuzemko, Anna ; Küzmič, Filip ; Landucci, Flavia ; Lee, Michael T. ; Levesley, Aurora ; Li, Ching-Feng ; Liu, Hongyan ; Lopez-Gonzalez, Gabriela ; Lysenko, Tatiana ; Macanović, Armin ; Mahdavi, Parastoo ; Manning, Peter ; Marcenò, Corrado ; Martynenko, Vassiliy ; Mencuccini, Maurizio ; Minden, Vanessa ; Moeslund, Jesper Erenskjold ; Moretti, Marco ; Müller, Jonas V. ; Munzinger, Jérôme ; Niinemets, Ülo ; Nobis, Marcin ; Noroozi, Jalil ; Nowak, Arkadiusz ; Onyshchenko, Viktor ; Overbeck, Gerhard E. ; Ozinga, Wim A. ; Pauchard, Anibal ; Pedashenko, Hristo ; Peñuelas, Josep ; Pérez-Haase, Aaron ; Peterka, Tomáš ; Petřík, Petr ; Phillips, Oliver L. ; Prokhorov, Vadim ; Rašomavičius, Valerijus ; Revermann, Rasmus ; Rodwell, John ; Ruprecht, Eszter ; Rūsiņa, Solvita ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Schaminée, Joop H.J. ; Schmiedel, Ute ; Šibík, Jozef ; Šilc, Urban ; Škvorc, Željko ; Smyth, Anita ; Sop, Tenekwetche ; Sopotlieva, Desislava ; Sparrow, Ben ; Stančić, Zvjezdana ; Svenning, Jens-Christian ; Swacha, Grzegorz ; Tang, Zhiyao ; Tsiripidis, Ioannis ; Turtureanu, Pavel Dan ; Uğurlu, Emin ; Uogintas, Domas ; Valachovič, Milan ; Vanselow, Kim André ; Vashenyak, Yulia ; Vassilev, Kiril ; Vélez-Martin, Eduardo ; Venanzoni, Roberto ; Vibrans, Alexander Christian ; Violle, Cyrille ; Virtanen, Risto ; von Wehrden, Henrik ; Wagner, Viktoria ; Walker, Donald A. ; Wana, Desalegn ; Weiher, Evan ; Wesche, Karsten ; Whitfeld, Timothy ; Willner, Wolfgang ; Wiser, Susan ; Wohlgemuth, Thomas ; Yamalov, Sergey ; Zizka, Georg ; Zverev, Andrei:
sPlot : A new tool for global vegetation analyses.
In: Journal of Vegetation Science. Vol. 30 (2019) Issue 2 . - pp. 161-186.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12710

Mayr, Manuel J. ; Vanselow, Kim André ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Fire regimes at the arid fringe : A 16-year remote sensing perspective (2000-2016) on the controls of fire activity in Namibia from spatial predictive models.
In: Ecological Indicators. Vol. 91 (August 2018) . - pp. 324-337.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.04.022

Kassam, Karim-Aly S. ; Ruelle, Morgan L. ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Trabucco, Antonio ; Xu, Jianchu:
Anticipating Climatic Variability : The Potential of Ecological Calendars.
In: Human Ecology. Vol. 46 (2018) Issue 2 . - pp. 249-257.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-018-9970-5

Reinhardt, Katja ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Comparison of different wind data interpolation methods for a region with complex terrain in Central Asia.
In: Climate Dynamics. Vol. 51 (2018) Issue 9/10 . - pp. 3635-3652.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-018-4101-y

Vanselow, Kim André ; Zandler, Harald ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Methods of Assessing Vegetation Dynamics and Pasture Potentials in High Mountain Regions.
In: Sychev, Viktor G. ; Mueller, Lothar ; Russian Academy of Sciences (ed.): Novel Methods and Results of Landscape Research in Europe, Central Asia and Siberia. Vol. III. Landscape Monitoring and Modelling. - Moscow , 2018 . - pp. 209-213
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25680/1490.2018.71.71.003

Nabavi, Seyed Omid ; Haimberger, Leopold ; Abbasi, Reyhaneh ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Prediction of aerosol optical depth in West Asia using deterministic models and machine learning algorithms.
In: Aeolian Research. Vol. 35 (2018) . - pp. 69-84.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2018.10.002

Mayr, Manuel J. ; Malß, Sophia ; Ofner, Elisabeth ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Disturbance feedbacks on the height of woody vegetation in a savannah : a multi-plot assessment using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. (2017) . - pp. 1-25.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2017.1362132

Krüger, Fred ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Environmental management and the reshaping and respacing of livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa : a short commentary on recent trends and conceptual ideas.
In: African Geographical Review. (2017) . - pp. 1-7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19376812.2017.1286244

Samimi, Cyrus:
Klimatologischer Überblick.
In: Zöller, Ludwig ; Beierkuhnlein, Carl ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Faust, Dominik (ed.): Die Physische Geographie Deutschlands. - Darmstadt : WBG (Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft), 2017 . - pp. 167-179

Nabavi, Seyed Omid ; Haimberger, Leopold ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Sensitivity of WRF-chem predictions to dust source function specification in West Asia.
In: Aeolian Research. Vol. 24 (2017) . - pp. 115-131.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2016.12.005

Zandler, Harald ; Morche, Thomas ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Wind and solar power as possible energy alternatives in peripheral high mountains? : Insights from the Eastern Pamirs of Tajikistan.
In: Sustainable Development of Mountain Territories. Vol. 9 (2017) Issue 4 . - pp. 343-354.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21177/1998-4502-2017-9-4-343-354

Schumacher, Paul ; Mislimshoeva, Bunafsha ; Brenning, Alexander ; Zandler, Harald ; Brandt, Martin ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Koellner, Thomas:
Do Red Edge and Texture Attributes from High-Resolution Satellite Data Improve Wood Volume Estimation in a Semi-Arid Mountainous Region?
In: Remote Sensing. Vol. 8 (24 June 2016) Issue 7 . - 19 Seiten.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs8070540

Romankiewicz, Clemens ; Doevenspeck, Martin ; Brandt, Martin ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Adaptation as by-product : Migration and environmental change in Nguith, Senegal.
In: Die Erde. Vol. 147 (2016) Issue 2 . - pp. 95-108.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12854/erde-147-7

Nabavi, Seyed Omid ; Haimberger, Leopold ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Climatology of dust distribution over West Asia from homogenized remote sensing data.
In: Aeolian Research. Vol. 21 (2016) . - pp. 93-107.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2016.04.002

Eklund, Lina ; Romankiewicz, Clemens ; Brandt, Martin ; Doevenspeck, Martin ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Data and methods in the environment-migration nexus : a scale perspective.
In: Die Erde. Vol. 147 (2016) Issue 2 . - pp. 139-152.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12854/erde-147-10

Vanselow, Kim André ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Breckle, Siegmar-W.:
Preserving a Comprehensive Vegetation Knowledge Base : An Evaluation of Four Historical Soviet Vegetation Maps of the Western Pamirs (Tajikistan).
In: PLoS One. Vol. 11 (2016) Issue 2 . - e0148930.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0148930

Zandler, Harald ; Mislimshoeva, Bunafsha ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Scenarios of Solar Energy Use on the “Roof of the World” : Potentials and Environmental Benefits.
In: Mountain Research and Development. Vol. 36 (2016) Issue 3 . - pp. 256-266.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00077.1

Zandler, Harald ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Brenning, Alexander:
Potential of Space-Borne Hyperspectral Data for Biomass Quantification in an Arid Environment : Advantages and Limitations.
In: Remote Sensing. Vol. 7 (15 April 2015) Issue 4 . - pp. 4565-4580.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs70404565

Zandler, Harald ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Brenning, Alexander:
Quantifying dwarf shrub biomass in an arid environment : comparing empirical methods in a high dimensional setting.
In: Remote Sensing of Environment. Vol. 158 (1 March 2015) . - pp. 140-155.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2014.11.007

Spiekermann, Raphael ; Brandt, Martin ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Woody vegetation and land cover changes in the Sahel of Mali (1967-2011).
In: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. Vol. 34 (February 2015) . - pp. 113-121.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2014.08.007

Samimi, Cyrus:
Aktuelle Tendenzen des Klimawandels.
In: Obermaier, Gabriele ; Samimi, Cyrus (ed.): Folgen des Klimawandels. - Bayreuth : Verlag Naturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Bayreuth e.V., 2015 . - pp. 7-24 . - (Bayreuther Kontaktstudium Geographie ; 8 )

Zandler, Harald:
Assessment of Woody Biomass and Solar Energy Resources with Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques : A Regional Study in the High Mountains of the Eastern Pamirs (Tajikistan).
Bayreuth , 2015 . - XVIII, 131 p.
( Doctoral thesis, 2015 , Universität Bayreuth, Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften)

Mayr, Manuel J. ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Comparing the dry season in-situ leaf area index (lai) derived from high-resolution rapideye imagery with MODIS LAI in a Namibian savanna.
In: Remote Sensing. Vol. 7 (2015) Issue 4 . - pp. 4834-4857.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs70404834

Folgen des Klimawandels.
ed.: Obermaier, Gabriele ; Samimi, Cyrus
Bayreuth : Verlag Naturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Bayreuth e.V. , 2015 . - 175 p. - (Bayreuther Kontaktstudium Geographie ; 8 )

Brandt, Martin ; Mbow, Cheikh ; Diouf, Abdoul Aziz ; Verger, Aleixandre ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Fensholt, Rasmus:
Ground- and satellite-based evidence of the biophysical mechanisms behind the greening Sahel.
In: Global Change Biology. Vol. 21 (2015) Issue 4 . - pp. 1610-1620.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12807

Hohberg, Georg ; Kreczi, Fanny ; Zandler, Harald:
High mountain societies and limited local resources : livelihoods and energy utilization in the Eastern Pamirs, Tajikistan.
University of Stuttgart, Department of Landscape Planning and Ecology; Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Geographical Sciences; University of Bayreuth, Department of Geography
In: Erdkunde. Vol. 69 (2015) Issue 3 . - pp. 233-246.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3112/erdkunde.2015.03.03

Mbow, Cheikh ; Brandt, Martin ; Ouedraogo, Issa ; De Leeuw, Jan ; Marshall, Michael:
What Four Decades of Earth Observation Tell Us about Land Degradation in the Sahel?
In: Remote Sensing. Vol. 7 (2015) Issue 4 . - pp. 4048-4067.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs70404048

Staska, Bernadette ; Essl, Franz ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Density and age of invasive "Robinia pseudoacacia" modulate its impact on floodplain forests.
In: Basic and Applied Ecology. Vol. 15 (September 2014) Issue 6 . - pp. 551-558.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2014.07.010

Brandt, Martin ; Romankiewicz, Clemens ; Spiekermann, Raphael ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Environmental change in time series : An interdisciplinary study in the Sahel of Mali and Senegal.
In: Journal of Arid Environments. Vol. 105 (June 2014) . - pp. 52-63.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.02.019

Brandt, Martin:
Environmental Change Based on Earth Observation and Field Data -- A Local Study in the Sahel Zone of Mali and Senegal.
Bayreuth , 2014 . - XVII, 142 p.
( Doctoral thesis, 2014 , Universität Bayreuth, Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften)

Kraudzun, Tobias ; Vanselow, Kim André ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Realities and myths of the Teresken Syndrome : An evaluation of the exploitation of dwarf shrub resources in the Eastern Pamirs of Tajikistan.
In: Journal of Environmental Management. Vol. 132 (January 2014) . - pp. 49-59.

Glade, Thomas ; Bell, Rainer ; Dobesberger, Paul ; Embleton-Hamann, Christine ; Fromm, Reinhard ; Fuchs, Sven ; Hagen, Karl ; Hübl, Johannes ; Lieb, Gerhard ; Otto, Jan-Christoph ; Perzl, Frank ; Peticzka, Robert ; Prager, Christoph ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Sass, Oliver ; Schöner, Wolfgang ; Schröter, Dagmar ; Schrott, Lothar ; Zangerl, Christian ; Zeidler, Antonia:
Der Einfluss des Klimawandels auf die Reliefsphäre.
In: Kromp-Kolb, Helga (ed.): Österreichischer Sachstandsbericht Klimawandel 2014 = Austrian Assessment Report 2014 (AAR14): Austrian Panel on Climate Change (APCC). - Wien : Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2014 . - pp. 557-600

Mislimshoeva, Bunafsha ; Hable, Robert ; Fezakov, Manuchehr ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Abdulnazarov, Abdulnazar ; Koellner, Thomas:
Factors influencing households' firewood consumption in the Western Pamirs, Tajikistan.
In: Mountain Research and Development. Vol. 34 (2014) Issue 2 . - pp. 147-156.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-13-00113.1

Brandt, Martin ; Verger, Aleixandre ; Diouf, Abdoul Aziz ; Baret, Frédéric ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Local vegetation trends in the sahel of Mali and Senegal using long time series FAPAR satellite products and field measurement (1982-2010).
In: Remote Sensing. Vol. 6 (2014) Issue 3 . - pp. 2408-2434.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs6032408

Brandt, Martin ; Grau, Tobias ; Mbow, Cheikh ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Modeling Soil and Woody Vegetation in the Senegalese Sahel in the Context of Environmental Change.
In: Land. Vol. 3 (2014) Issue 3 . - pp. 770-792.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/land3030770

Vanselow, Kim André ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Predictive Mapping of Dwarf Shrub Vegetation in an Arid High Mountain Ecosystem Using Remote Sensing and Random Forests.
In: Remote Sensing. Vol. 6 (2014) Issue 7 . - pp. 6709-6726.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs6076709

Mislimshoeva, Bunafsha ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Kirchhoff, Joachim-F. ; Koellner, Thomas:
Analysis of costs and people's willingness to enroll in forest rehabilitation in Gorno Badakhshan, Tajikistan.
In: Forest Policy and Economics. Vol. 37 (December 2013) . - pp. 75-83.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2012.12.001

Kastler, Bernadette ; Samimi, Cyrus:
The Impact of "Robinia pseudoacacia" on Ground Vegetation and Plant Nutrient Matter in Donau-Auen National Park.
In: 5th Symposium for Research in Protected Areas: 10-12 June 2013, Mittersill ; conference volume. - Mittersill : Hohe Tauern National Park Salzburg, 2013 . - pp. 345-352

Brandt, Martin ; Paeth, Heiko ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Vegetationsveränderungen in Westafrika im Spiegel des Klimawandels und der Landnutzung.
In: Geographische Rundschau. Vol. 65 (2013) Issue 9 . - pp. 36-42.

Samimi, Cyrus ; Fink, Andreas H. ; Paeth, Heiko:
The 2007 flood in the Sahel : Causes, characteristics and its presentation in the media and FEWS NEt.
In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. Vol. 12 (2012) Issue 2 . - pp. 313-325.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-12-313-2012

Climate Change, Environment and Migration in the Sahel : Selected Issues with a Focus on Senegal and Mali.
ed.: Doevenspeck, Martin ; Hummel, Diana ; Samimi, Cyrus
Frankfurt am Main : Institut für sozial-ökologische Forschung, 2012 . - 81 p. - (Micle Working Paper ; 1 )

Vanselow, Kim André ; Kraudzun, Tobias ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Grazing practices and pasture tenure in the Eastern Pamirs : The nexus of pasture use, pasture potential, and property rights.
In: Mountain Research and Development. Vol. 32 (2012) Issue 3 . - pp. 324-336.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-12-00001.1

Vanselow, Kim André ; Kraudzun, Tobias ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Land stewardship in practice : An example from the Eastern pamirs of Tajikistan.
In: Squires, Victor (ed.): Rangeland Stewardship in Central Asia : balancing improved livelihoods, biodiversity conservation and land protection. - Dordrecht; Heidelberg, New York; London : Springer, 2012 . - pp. 71-90
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5367-9_4

Koller, Ralf ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Deforestation in the Miombo woodlands : A pixel-based semi-automated change detection method.
In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. Vol. 32 (2011) Issue 22 . - pp. 7631-7649.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2010.527390

Zech, Michael ; Bimüller, Carolin ; Hemp, Andreas ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Broesike, Christina ; Hörold, Claudia ; Zech, Wolfgang:
Human and climate impact on 15N natural abundance of plants and soils in high-mountain ecosystems : A short review and two examples from the Eastern Pamirs and Mt. Kilimanjaro.
In: Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies. Vol. 47 (2011) Issue 3 . - pp. 286-296.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10256016.2011.596277

Paeth, Heiko ; Fink, Andreas H. ; Pohle, Susan ; Keis, Felix ; Mächel, Hermann ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Meteorological characteristics and potential causes of the 2007 flood in sub-Saharan Africa.
In: International Journal of Climatology. Vol. 31 (2011) Issue 13 . - pp. 1908-1926.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.2199

Krüger, Fred ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Entwicklung und Umwelt im südlichen Afrika.
In: Geographische Rundschau. Vol. 62 (2010) Issue 6 . - pp. 4-10.

Hassler, Sybille K. ; Kreyling, Jürgen ; Beierkuhnlein, Carl ; Eisold, Jenny ; Samimi, Cyrus ; Wagenseil, Hendrik ; Jentsch, Anke:
Vegetation pattern divergence between dry and wet season in a semiarid savanna - Spatio-temporal dynamics of plant diversity in northwest Namibia.
In: Journal of Arid Environments. Vol. 74 (2010) Issue 11 . - pp. 1516-1524.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.05.021

Brandt, Martin ; Bäumler, Rupert ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Agricultural suitability of dune system and Limpopo Basin soils near Xai-Xai, Mozambique.
In: South African Journal of Plant and Soil. Vol. 26 (2009) Issue 4 . - pp. 206-212.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02571862.2009.10639956

Kraus, Tanja ; Schmidt, Michael ; Dech, Stefan W. ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Combination of remote sensing and in situ measurements for a detailed assessment of biophysical properties of East African rainforests : A case study for Kakamega Forest, Kenya, and Budongo Forest, Uganda.
In: 2009 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium : IGARSS 2009; Proceedings. Band 3. - Piscataway : IEEE, 2009 . - pp. 326-329
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2009.5417766

Kraus, Tanja ; Schmidt, Michael ; Dech, Stefan W. ; Samimi, Cyrus:
The potential of optical high resolution data for the assessment of leaf area index in East African rainforest ecosystems.
In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. Vol. 30 (2009) Issue 19 . - pp. 5039-5059.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01431160903022878

Wagenseil, Hendrik ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Woody vegetation cover in Namibian savannahs : A modelling approach based on remote sensing.
In: Erdkunde. Vol. 61 (2007) Issue 4 . - pp. 325-334.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3112/erdkunde.2007.04.03

Wagenseil, Hendrik ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Assessing spatio-temporal variations in plant phenology using Fourier analysis on NDVI time series : Results from a dry savannah environment in Namibia.
In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. Vol. 27 (2006) Issue 16 . - pp. 3455-3471.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01431160600639743

Samimi, Cyrus ; Krüger, Fred:
Miombo - Ökologische und soziale Veränderungen im größten Trockenwald der Erde.
In: Geographische Rundschau. Vol. 58 (2006) Issue 10 . - pp. 40-47.

Samimi, Cyrus ; Nüsser, Marcus:
Visionen der Vernetzung von Schutzgebieten im südlichen Afrika.
In: Natur und Landschaft. Vol. 81 (2006) Issue 4 . - pp. 185-192.

Samimi, Cyrus ; Kraus, Tanja:
Biomass estimation using Landsat-TM and -ETM+ : Towards a regional model for Southern Africa?
In: GeoJournal. Vol. 59 (2004) Issue 3 . - pp. 177-187.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/B:GEJO.0000026688.74589.58

Kraus, Tanja ; Samimi, Cyrus:
Biomass estimation for land use management and fire management using Landsat-TM and -ETM+.
In: Erdkunde. Vol. 56 (2002) Issue 2 . - pp. 130-143.