1. Monitoring long‐term vegetation dynamics over the Yangtze River Basin, China, using multi‐temporal remote sensing data
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Jing Fu, Jianxiong Liu, Jianxin Qin, Liguo Yang, Zhongbo Zhang, Yunyuan Deng, Yong Hu, and Baoling Su
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controlling factors ,future trend ,normalized difference vegetation index ,remote sensing ,vegetation dynamics ,Yangtze River Basin ,Ecology ,QH540-549.5 - Abstract
Abstract Vegetation plays a crucial role in nature, with intricate interactions between it and the geographical environment. The Yangtze River Basin (YRB) refers to the third largest river basin globally and an essential ecological security barrier in China. Monitoring vegetation dynamics in the basin is of profound significance for addressing climate change, soil erosion, and biodiversity loss in the basin's ecosystems. Here, we investigate the spatiotemporal variations of vegetation at both the basin and land cover scales in the YRB from 2000 to 2020. We elucidate the determinants driving the changes and explore future normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) trends. The results indicate that NDVI in the YRB increased at a rate of 0.0032 year−1 (p
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- 2024
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