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Using MODIS-NDVI Time Series to Quantify the Vegetation Responses to River Hydro-Geomorphology in the Wandering River Floodplain in an Arid Region

Journal

WATER
Volume 13, Issue 16, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/w13162269

Keywords

riparian vegetation; fluvial processes; hydro-geomorphological dynamics; MODIS-NDVI time-series; the upper Yellow River; dry regions

Funding

  1. International Cooperation Projects of the National Natural Science Foundation Committee of China
  2. Mum River Basin [41661144030]
  3. Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China

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This study divided the Linhe reach into four lateral belts based on hydro-geomorphological characteristics and used MODIS-NDVI data to characterize vegetation growth patterns, finding that vegetation in regularly inundated areas performed better than in other belts, with a significant correlation between water persistence time and peak NDVI value.
Vegetation, hydrology and geomorphology are three major elements of the floodplain ecosystem on Earth. Although the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) has been used extensively to characterize floodplain vegetation growth, vigour and biomass, methods for quantifying the various distinct responses of floodplain vegetation to hydro-geomorphological changes in different lateral belts in arid regions are still needed. In this study, the Linhe reach was divided into four lateral belts based on their hydro-geomorphological characteristics, and the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)-NDVI time series statistical indicators were used to characterise the distinct changing the patterns of vegetation growth in different belts. The response of floodplain vegetation to river hydro-geomorphology in each belt was analysed. The result showed that the average maximum NDVI value in the regular inundation area was 0.23 and higher than that in the other lateral belts. The correlation between the water persistence time and peak NDVI value in the regular water inundation area was significant (rho = 0.84), indicating that in contrast to highly frequent or extremely rare water inundation, regular water inundation provides significant benefits to floodplains. Continuous or highly frequent inundation may cause decreased vegetation productivity. Overall, our results suggest that the vegetation greenness response to the river hydro-geomorphology is different from the river to the edge of the floodplain. Thus, a better understanding of the interactions between the floodplain vegetation and river hydro-morphology and river water resource management in arid-region floodplains.

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