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This research proposes an optimized method for identifying high-quality vegetation areas, with a focus on forest ecosystems, using an improved Vegetation Health Index (VHI). The study introduces the Land Cover Vegetation Health Index (LCVHI), which i...

Frequent droughts pose a severe threat to the ecological health and sustainable development of the Loess Plateau (LP). The accurate assessment of the impact of drought on vegetation is crucial for diagnosing ecological health. Traditional drought ass...

The ecological environment of the Yellow River Basin in China is characterized by drought, which has been exacerbated by global warming. It is critical to keep accurate track of the region’s agricultural drought conditions. To enhance the veget...

This study presents a comprehensive analysis of the integrated Soil Moisture–Vegetation Health Index (SM-VHI) as a robust tool for drought detection and agricultural monitoring across East Africa using data from 2000 to 2020. A sensitivity anal...

The Vegetation Health Index (VHI) is widely used for monitoring drought using satellite data. VHI depends on vegetation state and thermal stress, respectively assessed via (i) the Vegetation Condition Index (VCI) that usually relies on information fr...

In precision agriculture (PA), monitoring individual plant health is crucial for optimizing yields and minimizing resources. The normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), a widely used health indicator, typically relies on expensive multispectra...

Satellite-based remote sensing techniques have been widely used to monitor droughts spanning large areas. Various agricultural drought indices have been developed to assess the intensity of agricultural drought and to detect damaged crop areas. Howev...

Drought raises significant challenges and consequences in the socioeconomic environment in Dobrogea, Romania. This research aimed to assess the spatiotemporal dynamics of agrometeorological droughts from 2001 to 2021 using a multi-index approach that...

The manner in which features of the built environment, such as walkability and greenness, impact participation in recreational activities and health are complex. We analyzed survey data provided by 282 Ottawa adults in 2016. The survey collected info...

Drought is a serious natural hazard with far-reaching impacts including soil damages, economic losses, and threatening the livelihood and health of local residents. The goal of the present work was to monitor the vegetation health across Lebanon in 2...

Vegetation indices provide information for various precision-agriculture practices, by providing quantitative data about crop growth and health. To provide a concise and up-to-date review of vegetation indices in precision agriculture, this study foc...

The widespread oil extraction in the Niger Delta and the impacts on different types of vegetation are poorly understood due to lack of ground access. This study aims to determine the impact of oil spills on vegetation in the Niger Delta using a Lands...

Tall fescue (Schedonorus arundinaceus) is a common perennial forage in cattle pastures of the southeastern United States. A mutualistic fungal endophyte normally infects the grass and produces ergot alkaloids toxic to livestock, but fungal biotypes t...

Under the background of global climate warming, meteorological drought disasters have become increasingly frequent. Different vegetation types exhibit varying responses to drought, thus, exploring the heterogeneity of the impact of meteorological dro...

People are encouraged to consume more fresh vegetables due to the high nutritional value and fibre contents in vegetables. At the same time, due to pesticidal residue in vegetables, vegetable consumption is considered as an important route of pestici...

The contradiction between efficient coal mining and arable land capacity enhancement in the coal–grain production overlapping area has constrained grain output and threatened food security. In this study, DInSAR was used to extract the mining s...

This study reports on the assessment of the growth potential of five edible vegetables, which were grown in Cr(VI) spiked soils. The vegetable plants that were used in this study were Vigna angularis, Cicer arietinum, Spinacia oleracea, Amaranthus du...

Rainwater-induced soil erosion occurring in the forest is a special phenomenon of soil erosion in many red soil areas. Detection of such soil erosion is essential for developing land management to reduce soil loss in areas including southern China an...

Soil pollution by heavy metals is a major concern in China and has received much attention in recent years. Aiming to investigate the status of heavy metal pollution and the safety of vegetables in the soil of wastewater-irrigated facilities, this st...

This study focuses on Qilu Lake to study how to mitigate the impacts of seasonal droughts and provide technical support for drought resistance decision-making in low-latitude plateau lake basins. Using the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), the...

Background: Green spaces reduce the risk of multiple adverse health outcomes by encouraging physical activity. This study examined correlations between urban green space and residents’ health outcomes in hilly neighborhoods: if they are mediate...

Fresh vegetables play a significant role in the human diet. However, ready-to-eat (RTE) vegetables have been associated with increasing foodborne outbreaks including L. monocytogenes, which is a common human pathogen associated with foodborne infecti...

Recent studies have examined how the environment can influence obesity in young people. The research findings are conflicting: in some studies, green spaces have shown a protective association with obesity and urbanization has turned out to worsen th...

Dust storms represent a major environmental challenge in the Middle East. The southwest part of Iran is highly affected by dust events transported from neighboring desert regions, mostly from the Iraqi plains and Saudi Arabia, as well as from local d...

The growing concern surrounding climate change has gradually drawn attention to the influence of climate factors on drought occurrence. In order to effectively prevent the occurrence of drought and reasonably utilize water resources, the vegetation h...

Considerable debate exists on whether exposure to vegetation cover is associated with better mental health outcomes. Past studies could not accurately capture people’s exposure to surrounding vegetation and heavily relied on non-spatial models, where...

Is the amount of “greenness” within a 250-m, 500-m, 1000-m or a 2000-m buffer surrounding a person’s home a good predictor of their physical health? The evidence is inconclusive. We reviewed Web of Science articles that used geographic information sy...

The devastating impacts of drought are fast becoming a global concern. Zimbabwe is among the countries more severely affected, where drought impacts have led to water shortages, declining yields, and periods of food insecurity, accompanied by economi...

In sub-Saharan Africa, urban market gardening is characterized by the intensive use of chemical inputs, which could have adverse effects on soil health. This study therefore aimed to assess the impact of urban market gardening on soil health. Topsoil...

Residential green space (RGS), as a frequently visited green space by residents, is the main space for daily activities and interactions, and its quality directly affects residents’ physical and mental health. Although many studies have reveale...

The increasing frequency of extreme wildfire behavior globally, particularly under the influence of anthropogenic climate change, poses unprecedented challenges to traditional fire management paradigms. This study presents a comprehensive, multi-dime...

Miscanthus × giganteus (Miscanthus) is a warm-season perennial grass grown for bioenergy feedstock production. Nitrogen (N) fertilizer management is crucial for the sustainability of Miscanthus production. In our two-year study (2018 and 2019),...

Background: Vegetables are consumed worldwide in various forms, including raw, as green leaves in salads, and as ingredients in a wide range of dishes, such as curries, sauces, and burgers. They are rich in carbohydrates and dietary fiber (DF), and a...

This study investigated the complex relationship among groundwater salinity, soil texture, and vegetation health in Al-Ahsa Oasis, Saudi Arabia. Utilizing vegetation condition index data from 5 years of satellite imagery, alongside ground measurement...

The urban environment induces stress on trees and its impact can be identified by observing the condition of the crown. The aim of this study is to correlate the variables of crown density (Cdn), crown transparency (Ctr) and dieback (Cdie) with the f...

To accurately forecast the future development trend of vegetation in dry areas, it is crucial to continuously monitor phenology, vegetation health indices, and vegetation drought indices over an extended period. This is because drought caused by high...

The combination of an appropriate design and careful management of green infrastructures may contribute to mitigate flooding (stormwater quantity) and pollutant discharges (stormwater quality) into receiving water bodies and to coping with other extr...

The monitoring of vegetation via remote sensing has been widely applied in various fields, such as crop diseases and pests, forest coverage and vegetation growth status, but such monitoring activities were mainly carried out in the daytime, resulting...

China’s Loess Plateau (CLP) is a typical semi-arid region and is very sensitive to climate and human activity. Under the ecological restoration project, vegetation coverage increased significantly, but the limitation of climate and other factor...

The monitoring of droughts is practically important yet challenging due to the complexity of the phenomena. The occurrence of drought involves changes in meteorological conditions, vegetation coverage and soil moisture. To advance the techniques for...

Urban vegetation growth is vital for developing sustainable and liveable cities in the contemporary era since it directly helps people’s health and well-being. Estimating vegetation cover and biomass is commonly done by calculating various vege...

Monitoring vegetation health and its response to climate conditions is critical for assessing the impact of climate change on urban environments. While many studies simulate and map the health of vegetation, there seems to be a lack of high-resolutio...

Five countries in the Lancang–Mekong region, including Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, are facing the threat of deforestation, despite having a high level of forest coverage. Quantitatively assessing the forest ecosystem status...

This study analyzed the health risks associated with the consumption of certain vegetables (carrot, onion, tomato, and pepper) grown in soils potentially polluted with metals (Cd, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn) and metalloids (As) from 15 vegetable gardens in t...

Land-use changes adversely may impact ecological entities and humans by affecting the water cycle, environmental changes, and energy balance at global and regional scales. Like many megaregions in fast emerging countries, Tamil Nadu, one of the large...

Vegetation is vital, and its greening depends on access to water. Thus, precipitation has a considerable influence on the health and condition of vegetation and its amount and timing depend on the climatic zone. Therefore, it is extremely important t...

Non-photosynthetic vegetation fractional cover (fNPV) is a key indicator of vegetation decline and ecological health. Traditional inversion models assume identical spectral signatures for the same vegetation cover class across entire study areas. Spe...

The Temperature–Vegetation–Precipitation–Drought Index (TVPDI) has a good performance in drought monitoring in China. However, different regions have different responses to droughts due to terrain differences. In southeastern Tibet,...

Drought is a critical hazard to agricultural productivity in semi-arid regions such as the Antalya Agricultural Basin of Türkiye. This study assessed agricultural drought from 2001 to 2023 using multiple remote sensing-based indices processed in...

To understand the heavy metal (Cd, Cr and Pb) pollution situation and exposure risk of the vegetables and soil in Jinhua City, soil–vegetable samples collected from three districts of Jinhua City were analyzed in detail, and the risks of heavy...