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Characterizing bracken fern phenological cycle using time series data derived from Sentinel-2 satellite sensor

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PLOS ONE
卷 16, 期 10, 页码 -

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PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257196

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  1. National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF) Research Chair initiative in Land Use Planning and Management [84157]

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Bracken fern is an invasive plant causing disturbances in ecosystems, and knowledge of its phenological cycle is crucial for management plans. This study characterized the phenological cycle of bracken fern using satellite data, showing that EVI2 performed better in estimating phenological metrics compared to NDVI. Extracted phenological metrics are critical for precision control and protection strategies against the spread of bracken fern.
Bracken fern is an invasive plant that has caused serious disturbances in many ecosystems due to its ability to encroach into new areas swiftly. Adequate knowledge of the phenological cycle of bracken fern is required to serve as an important tool in formulating management plans to control the spread of the fern. This study aimed to characterize the phenological cycle of bracken fern using NDVI and EVI2 time series data derived from Sentinel-2 sensor. The TIMESAT program was used for removing low quality data values, model fitting and for extracting bracken fern phenological metrics. The Sentinel-2 satellite-derived phenological metrics were compared with the corresponding bracken fern phenological events observed on the ground. Findings from our study revealed that bracken fern phenological metrics estimated from satellite data were in close agreement with ground observed phenological events with R-2 values ranging from 0.53-0.85 (p < 0.05). Although they are comparable, our study shows that NDVI and EVI2 differ in their ability to track the phenological cycle of bracken fern. Overall, EVI2 performed better in estimating bracken fern phenological metrics as it related more to ground observed phenological events compared to NDVI. The key phenological metrics extracted in this study are critical for improving the precision in the controlling of the spread of bracken fern as well as in implementing active protection strategies against the invasion of highly susceptible rangelands.

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