Responses of NDVI to Climate Change and LUCC along Large-Scale Transportation Projects in Fragile Karst Areas, SW China

The fragile karst habitat is extremely sensitive to human activities such as large-scale engineering construction. To explore the influence of the construction and operation of the GH (Guiyang-Huangguoshu) highway on the vegetation within a certain range and the response of NDVI to climate factors,...

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Main Authors: Yangyang Wu, Lei Gu, Siliang Li, Chunzi Guo, Xiaodong Yang, Yue Xu, Fujun Yue, Haijun Peng, Yinchuan Chen, Jinli Yang, Zhenghua Shi, Guangjie Luo
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Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/10/1771
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author Yangyang Wu
Lei Gu
Siliang Li
Chunzi Guo
Xiaodong Yang
Yue Xu
Fujun Yue
Haijun Peng
Yinchuan Chen
Jinli Yang
Zhenghua Shi
Guangjie Luo
author_facet Yangyang Wu
Lei Gu
Siliang Li
Chunzi Guo
Xiaodong Yang
Yue Xu
Fujun Yue
Haijun Peng
Yinchuan Chen
Jinli Yang
Zhenghua Shi
Guangjie Luo
author_sort Yangyang Wu
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description The fragile karst habitat is extremely sensitive to human activities such as large-scale engineering construction. To explore the influence of the construction and operation of the GH (Guiyang-Huangguoshu) highway on the vegetation within a certain range and the response of NDVI to climate factors, Landsat data were used to synthesize annual NDVI maps using the maximum value compositing method. Trend, correlation, and coefficient of variation analyses were performed. The results demonstrate that: (1) During the construction and operation periods, NDVI showed an overall upward trend, and the NDVI value and growth rate in the contrast area were greater than those in the core area; (2) the correlation between temperature and vegetation cover along the GH highway was stronger than that between precipitation and vegetation; (3) construction of the GH highway has had a significant impact on the surrounding vegetation, with the impact on vegetation ecology along the road mainly concentrated within the 2 km range. The increase of artificial surfaces along the road has had a great impact on the NDVI, and the vegetation cover change in the core area is more significant than that in the contrast area; and (4) the overall disturbance of the GH highway project to the surrounding ecology was mainly observed in the form of low and medium fluctuations. This study aims to provide a reference for environmental assessment and management in karst areas.
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spelling doaj.art-e5181d1e293d48f1ac6526c1c87f0c9d2023-11-24T00:53:56ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2022-10-011110177110.3390/land11101771Responses of NDVI to Climate Change and LUCC along Large-Scale Transportation Projects in Fragile Karst Areas, SW ChinaYangyang Wu0Lei Gu1Siliang Li2Chunzi Guo3Xiaodong Yang4Yue Xu5Fujun Yue6Haijun Peng7Yinchuan Chen8Jinli Yang9Zhenghua Shi10Guangjie Luo11School of Geography and Resources, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, ChinaCollege of Geography and Remote Sensing Sciences, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, ChinaSchool of Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, ChinaSchool of Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, ChinaDepartment of Geography and Spatial Information Techniques, Center for Land and Marine Spatial Utilization and Governance Research, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, ChinaSchool of Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, ChinaShanghai Ecology and Environment Scientific Research Center, Yangtze River Basin Ecological Environment Supervision and Administration Bureau, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of People’s Republic of China, Shanghai 200120, ChinaCollege of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, ChinaCollege of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, ChinaSchool of Geography and Resources, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, ChinaThe fragile karst habitat is extremely sensitive to human activities such as large-scale engineering construction. To explore the influence of the construction and operation of the GH (Guiyang-Huangguoshu) highway on the vegetation within a certain range and the response of NDVI to climate factors, Landsat data were used to synthesize annual NDVI maps using the maximum value compositing method. Trend, correlation, and coefficient of variation analyses were performed. The results demonstrate that: (1) During the construction and operation periods, NDVI showed an overall upward trend, and the NDVI value and growth rate in the contrast area were greater than those in the core area; (2) the correlation between temperature and vegetation cover along the GH highway was stronger than that between precipitation and vegetation; (3) construction of the GH highway has had a significant impact on the surrounding vegetation, with the impact on vegetation ecology along the road mainly concentrated within the 2 km range. The increase of artificial surfaces along the road has had a great impact on the NDVI, and the vegetation cover change in the core area is more significant than that in the contrast area; and (4) the overall disturbance of the GH highway project to the surrounding ecology was mainly observed in the form of low and medium fluctuations. This study aims to provide a reference for environmental assessment and management in karst areas.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/10/1771vegetation dynamicsroad constructioninfluencing factors
spellingShingle Yangyang Wu
Lei Gu
Siliang Li
Chunzi Guo
Xiaodong Yang
Yue Xu
Fujun Yue
Haijun Peng
Yinchuan Chen
Jinli Yang
Zhenghua Shi
Guangjie Luo
Responses of NDVI to Climate Change and LUCC along Large-Scale Transportation Projects in Fragile Karst Areas, SW China
Land
vegetation dynamics
road construction
influencing factors
title Responses of NDVI to Climate Change and LUCC along Large-Scale Transportation Projects in Fragile Karst Areas, SW China
title_full Responses of NDVI to Climate Change and LUCC along Large-Scale Transportation Projects in Fragile Karst Areas, SW China
title_fullStr Responses of NDVI to Climate Change and LUCC along Large-Scale Transportation Projects in Fragile Karst Areas, SW China
title_full_unstemmed Responses of NDVI to Climate Change and LUCC along Large-Scale Transportation Projects in Fragile Karst Areas, SW China
title_short Responses of NDVI to Climate Change and LUCC along Large-Scale Transportation Projects in Fragile Karst Areas, SW China
title_sort responses of ndvi to climate change and lucc along large scale transportation projects in fragile karst areas sw china
topic vegetation dynamics
road construction
influencing factors
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/10/1771
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