Spectral Soil Quality Index (SSQI) for Characterizing Soil Function in Transformed Land-Use Areas.

Tarin Paz-Kagan1, Arnon Karnieli1, Moshe Shachak2 and Eli Zaadye3, (1)The Remote Sensing Laboratory, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede-Boker, Israel, (2)Mitrani Department for Desert Ecology, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Jerusalem, Israel, (3)Department of Natural Resources and Agronomy, Agricultural Research Organization Israel, Sede-Boker, Israel