The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI): unforeseen successes in animal ecology
Zoological Society of London · State Street (United States) · +7 more institutions
Abstract
This review highlights the latest developments associated with the use of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) in ecology. Over the last decade, the NDVI has proven extremely useful in predicting herbivore and non-herbivore distribution, abundance and life history traits in space and time. Due to the continuous nature of NDVI since mid-1981, the relative importance of different temporal and spatial lags on population performance can be assessed, widening our understanding of population dynamics. Previously thought to be most useful in temperate environments, the utility of this satellite-derived index has been demonstrated even in sparsely vegetated areas. Climate models can be used to reconstruct…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 30.69
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- 100%
- References
- 144
Authors
7- NPNathalie PettorelliCorresponding
Zoological Society of London
- SJSadie J. Ryan
State Street (United States), National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
- TMThomas Mueller
University of Maryland, College Park
- NBNils Bunnefeld
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- BJBogumiła Jędrzejewska
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Topics & keywords
- Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
- Geography
- Wildlife
- Ecology
- Vegetation (pathology)
- Population
- Climate change
- Biology
- Climate action