Evaluation of the influence of disturbances on forest vegetation using Landsat time series; a case study of the Low Tatras National Park

This study is focused on the evaluation of forest vegetation changes that took place between 1992 and 2015 in the Low Tatras National Park in Slovakia, using time series on Landsat 4, 5, 7, and 8 data. Time-series analysis was performed by evaluating the development of six vegetation indices in nine...

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Main Authors: Radovan Hladky, Josef Lastovicka, Lukas Holman, Premysl Stych
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:European Journal of Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22797254.2020.1713704
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spelling doaj-106886ccc27d4073868ffa106930d84e2021-01-04T18:22:11ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEuropean Journal of Remote Sensing2279-72542020-01-01531406610.1080/22797254.2020.17137041713704Evaluation of the influence of disturbances on forest vegetation using Landsat time series; a case study of the Low Tatras National ParkRadovan Hladky0Josef Lastovicka1Lukas Holman2Premysl Stych3Charles UniversityCharles UniversityCharles UniversityCharles UniversityThis study is focused on the evaluation of forest vegetation changes that took place between 1992 and 2015 in the Low Tatras National Park in Slovakia, using time series on Landsat 4, 5, 7, and 8 data. Time-series analysis was performed by evaluating the development of six vegetation indices in nine different localities selected based on the type of damage. The CDR (Climate Data Records) of the Landsat data was first normalized using the PIF method, and the trajectories of the used vegetation indices were compared with in-situ data. The area was damaged by both wind and bark beetles that significantly affected the forest vegetation in the Low Tatras National Park at the beginning of the 21st century. The results confirmed the excellent predictive abilities of vegetation indices based on SWIR bands (e.g. NDMI) for the purpose of evaluating the individual stages of a disaster. The use of the Landsat data CDR in the research of long-term forest vegetation changes is of high relevance and perspective owing to the free availability and distribution of the corrected data. Finally, several applications of remote sensing data are proposed for the management and the protection of national parks.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22797254.2020.1713704time serieslandsatvegetation indicesforest disturbancethe low tatrasslovakia
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author Radovan Hladky
Josef Lastovicka
Lukas Holman
Premysl Stych
spellingShingle Radovan Hladky
Josef Lastovicka
Lukas Holman
Premysl Stych
Evaluation of the influence of disturbances on forest vegetation using Landsat time series; a case study of the Low Tatras National Park
European Journal of Remote Sensing
time series
landsat
vegetation indices
forest disturbance
the low tatras
slovakia
author_facet Radovan Hladky
Josef Lastovicka
Lukas Holman
Premysl Stych
author_sort Radovan Hladky
title Evaluation of the influence of disturbances on forest vegetation using Landsat time series; a case study of the Low Tatras National Park
title_short Evaluation of the influence of disturbances on forest vegetation using Landsat time series; a case study of the Low Tatras National Park
title_full Evaluation of the influence of disturbances on forest vegetation using Landsat time series; a case study of the Low Tatras National Park
title_fullStr Evaluation of the influence of disturbances on forest vegetation using Landsat time series; a case study of the Low Tatras National Park
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of the influence of disturbances on forest vegetation using Landsat time series; a case study of the Low Tatras National Park
title_sort evaluation of the influence of disturbances on forest vegetation using landsat time series; a case study of the low tatras national park
publisher Taylor & Francis Group
series European Journal of Remote Sensing
issn 2279-7254
publishDate 2020-01-01
description This study is focused on the evaluation of forest vegetation changes that took place between 1992 and 2015 in the Low Tatras National Park in Slovakia, using time series on Landsat 4, 5, 7, and 8 data. Time-series analysis was performed by evaluating the development of six vegetation indices in nine different localities selected based on the type of damage. The CDR (Climate Data Records) of the Landsat data was first normalized using the PIF method, and the trajectories of the used vegetation indices were compared with in-situ data. The area was damaged by both wind and bark beetles that significantly affected the forest vegetation in the Low Tatras National Park at the beginning of the 21st century. The results confirmed the excellent predictive abilities of vegetation indices based on SWIR bands (e.g. NDMI) for the purpose of evaluating the individual stages of a disaster. The use of the Landsat data CDR in the research of long-term forest vegetation changes is of high relevance and perspective owing to the free availability and distribution of the corrected data. Finally, several applications of remote sensing data are proposed for the management and the protection of national parks.
topic time series
landsat
vegetation indices
forest disturbance
the low tatras
slovakia
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22797254.2020.1713704
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