Mismatch between Annual Tree-Ring Width Growth and NDVI Index in Norway Spruce Stands of Central Europe
Presently, the forests of one of the most economically important tree species in Europe—Norway spruce [<i>Picea abies</i> (L.) Karst.]—have been disrupted and are in rapid decline due to a combination of several natural factors: extreme drought, heatwaves, and secondary damage caused by...
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| author | Giuseppe D’Andrea Václav Šimůnek Maria Castellaneta Zdeněk Vacek Stanislav Vacek Osvaldo Pericolo Rosa Giada Zito Francesco Ripullone |
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| description | Presently, the forests of one of the most economically important tree species in Europe—Norway spruce [<i>Picea abies</i> (L.) Karst.]—have been disrupted and are in rapid decline due to a combination of several natural factors: extreme drought, heatwaves, and secondary damage caused by bark beetle outbreaks. The vulnerability of these forests has increased considerably over the past decade, and remote sensing methods can theoretically improve the identification of endangered forest stands. The main objective was to determine the relationship between remotely sensed characteristics of vegetation (using the normalized difference vegetation index—NDVI) and annual tree-ring growth in 180 trees through precipitation and air temperature. The research was conducted at six research plots in lowland spruce forests (319–425 m a.s.l.) in the central Czech Republic. No significant correlation between NDVI and annual ring width was observed. The primary factor limiting radial growth was lack of precipitation in the growing season; subsequently, spruce trees reacted negatively to air temperatures. A higher correlation with NDVI was observed on sites susceptible to drought, but overall, NDVI and RWI did not show similarities. This result describes that NDVI is a poor indicator for identifying low radial growth in Norway spruce stands on non-native localities in the studied area. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-72922735825f4981a7725e8a9d07df0d2023-11-23T16:17:06ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072022-09-01139141710.3390/f13091417Mismatch between Annual Tree-Ring Width Growth and NDVI Index in Norway Spruce Stands of Central EuropeGiuseppe D’Andrea0Václav Šimůnek1Maria Castellaneta2Zdeněk Vacek3Stanislav Vacek4Osvaldo Pericolo5Rosa Giada Zito6Francesco Ripullone7Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague 6—Suchdol, Czech RepublicFaculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague 6—Suchdol, Czech RepublicSchool of Agricultural, Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Viale dell’Ateneo Lucano 10, I-85100 Potenza, ItalyFaculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague 6—Suchdol, Czech RepublicFaculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague 6—Suchdol, Czech RepublicSchool of Agricultural, Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Viale dell’Ateneo Lucano 10, I-85100 Potenza, ItalyFaculty of Academy of Fine Arts, University of Florence, Via Ricasoli 66, I-50122 Florence, ItalySchool of Agricultural, Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Viale dell’Ateneo Lucano 10, I-85100 Potenza, ItalyPresently, the forests of one of the most economically important tree species in Europe—Norway spruce [<i>Picea abies</i> (L.) Karst.]—have been disrupted and are in rapid decline due to a combination of several natural factors: extreme drought, heatwaves, and secondary damage caused by bark beetle outbreaks. The vulnerability of these forests has increased considerably over the past decade, and remote sensing methods can theoretically improve the identification of endangered forest stands. The main objective was to determine the relationship between remotely sensed characteristics of vegetation (using the normalized difference vegetation index—NDVI) and annual tree-ring growth in 180 trees through precipitation and air temperature. The research was conducted at six research plots in lowland spruce forests (319–425 m a.s.l.) in the central Czech Republic. No significant correlation between NDVI and annual ring width was observed. The primary factor limiting radial growth was lack of precipitation in the growing season; subsequently, spruce trees reacted negatively to air temperatures. A higher correlation with NDVI was observed on sites susceptible to drought, but overall, NDVI and RWI did not show similarities. This result describes that NDVI is a poor indicator for identifying low radial growth in Norway spruce stands on non-native localities in the studied area.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/9/1417<i>Picea abies</i>remote sensingtemperatureprecipitationCzech Republic |
| spellingShingle | Giuseppe D’Andrea Václav Šimůnek Maria Castellaneta Zdeněk Vacek Stanislav Vacek Osvaldo Pericolo Rosa Giada Zito Francesco Ripullone Mismatch between Annual Tree-Ring Width Growth and NDVI Index in Norway Spruce Stands of Central Europe Forests <i>Picea abies</i> remote sensing temperature precipitation Czech Republic |
| title | Mismatch between Annual Tree-Ring Width Growth and NDVI Index in Norway Spruce Stands of Central Europe |
| title_full | Mismatch between Annual Tree-Ring Width Growth and NDVI Index in Norway Spruce Stands of Central Europe |
| title_fullStr | Mismatch between Annual Tree-Ring Width Growth and NDVI Index in Norway Spruce Stands of Central Europe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mismatch between Annual Tree-Ring Width Growth and NDVI Index in Norway Spruce Stands of Central Europe |
| title_short | Mismatch between Annual Tree-Ring Width Growth and NDVI Index in Norway Spruce Stands of Central Europe |
| title_sort | mismatch between annual tree ring width growth and ndvi index in norway spruce stands of central europe |
| topic | <i>Picea abies</i> remote sensing temperature precipitation Czech Republic |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/9/1417 |
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