This study shows the latest developments of the Normalized
Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) in ecology. This data has been used to show
the distributions and abundance of herbivores and non-herbivores. Since about
1981 the importance of different temporal and spatial lags on population
performance can be assessed by the understanding the population dynamics. This was previously thought to most useful in
temperate environments. Models can be
used to reconstruct old patterns in vegetation in the effects of future
environmental change on biodiversity. Since then, the NDVI has been an essential
tool for past and future population and biodiversity consequences of change in
climate, vegetation phenology and primary productivity.
Pettorelli, N., Ryan, S. J., Mueller, T., Bunnefeld, N., Jedrzejewsk, B., Lima, M., & Kausrud, K. (2011). The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI): unforeseen successes in animal ecology. Climate Research, (46), 15-27.
How does GIS play a role in helping the biodiversity? Are there geographic graphs that show this data?
ReplyDeleteIs there an example of where this technology has been used? How about a map of a certain area and how it compares to another type of map of that same area?
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