The Dynamic Change of Vegetation Cover and Associated Driving Forces in Nanxiong Basin, China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Description of the Study Area
3. Methodology and Material
3.1. MODIS Time Series of NDVI
3.2. Rainfall
3.3. Quantifying Trends in NDVI
3.4. Statistical Analyses
4. Results
4.1. Vegetation Dynamics Observed from Multiyear Mean NDVI
4.2. Vegetation Cover Change in ROIs and Driving Forces
- (i)
- Conversion of a shrubland or woodland into a terrace or fruit forest or tea yard, resulting in a decrease in NDVI values and, consequently, low standard deviation or range of NDVI (Figure 5).
- (ii)
- The recovery and planting of shrubbery and forest resulted in an increase in NDVI values. A negative correlation between standard deviation and the M-K τ value can be found.
- (iii)
- The cutting of forests resulted in decreasing NDVI values, as shown in Figure 7.
4.3. Driving Forces of Vegetation Cover Change in the Study Area
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Yan, L.; He, R.; Kašanin-Grubin, M.; Luo, G.; Peng, H.; Qiu, J. The Dynamic Change of Vegetation Cover and Associated Driving Forces in Nanxiong Basin, China. Sustainability 2017, 9, 443. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9030443
Yan L, He R, Kašanin-Grubin M, Luo G, Peng H, Qiu J. The Dynamic Change of Vegetation Cover and Associated Driving Forces in Nanxiong Basin, China. Sustainability. 2017; 9(3):443. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9030443
Chicago/Turabian StyleYan, Luobin, Ruixiang He, Milica Kašanin-Grubin, Gusong Luo, Hua Peng, and Jianxiu Qiu. 2017. "The Dynamic Change of Vegetation Cover and Associated Driving Forces in Nanxiong Basin, China" Sustainability 9, no. 3: 443. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9030443