Use of the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) to assess land degradation at multiple scales [electronic resource] : current status, future trends, and practical considerations / Genesis T. Yengoh, David Dent, Lennart Olsson, Anna E. Tengberg, Compton J. Tucker III.
Yengoh, Genesis T., author.; Dent, David, author.; Olsson, Lennart, 1955- author.; Tengberg, Anna, author.; Tucker, Compton J., author.
2015
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Title Use of the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) to assess land degradation at multiple scales [electronic resource] : current status, future trends, and practical considerations / Genesis T. Yengoh, David Dent, Lennart Olsson, Anna E. Tengberg, Compton J. Tucker III.
Author Yengoh, Genesis T., author.
ISBN 9783319241128 (electronic book)
3319241125 (electronic book)
9783319241104
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24112-8
Published Cham : Springer, 2015.
Language English
Description 1 online resource.
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-319-24112-8 doi
Call Number QK63
Dewey Decimal Classification 333.953
Summary This report examines the scientific basis for the use of remotely sensed data, particularly Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), primarily for the assessment of land degradation at different scales and for a range of applications, including resilience of agro-ecosystems. Evidence is drawn from a wide range of investigations, primarily from the scientific peer-reviewed literature but also non-journal sources. The literature review has been corroborated by interviews with leading specialists in the field. The report reviews the use of NDVI for a range of themes related to land degradation, including land cover change, drought monitoring and early warning systems, desertification processes, greening trends, soil erosion and salinization, vegetation burning and recovery after fire, biodiversity loss, and soil carbon. This SpringerBrief also discusses the limits of the use of NDVI for land degradation assessment and potential for future directions of use. A substantial body of peer-reviewed research lends unequivocal support for the use of coarse-resolution time series of NDVI data for studying vegetation dynamics at global, continental and sub-continental levels. There is compelling evidence that these data are highly correlated with biophysically meaningful vegetation characteristics such as photosynthetic capacity and primary production that are closely related to land degradation and to agroecosystem resilience.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed November 24, 2015)
Added Author Dent, David, author.
Olsson, Lennart, 1955- author.
Tengberg, Anna, author.
Tucker, Compton J., author.
Series SpringerBriefs in environmental science.
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Introduction
The potential for assessment of land degradation by remote sensing
Applications of NDVI for land degradation assessment
Limits to the use of NDVI in land degradation assessment
Key issues in the use of NDVI for land degradation assessment
Development of land degradation assessments
Experts' opinions on the use of NDVI for land degradation assessment
Main global NDVI datasets and databases, and software
Country-level use of satellite products to detect and map land degradation processes
Challenges to the use of NDVI in land degradation assessments
Recommendations for future application of NDVI
Conclusion
Appendices.

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