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FORESTS
卷 14, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/f14081673
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urban trees; vegetation indices; chlorophyll fluorescence; forest health; crown density
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The aim of this study was to investigate the stress induced by the urban environment on trees and its impact on the condition of the crown. The study found correlations between variables such as crown density (Cdn), crown transparency (Ctr) and vegetation indices such as normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and blue-normalized difference vegetation index (BNDVI). Therefore, it is possible to evaluate the health condition of trees in urban green areas by using vegetation indices.
The urban environment induces stress on trees and its impact can be identified by observing the condition of the crown. The aim of this study is to correlate the variables of crown density (Cdn), crown transparency (Ctr) and dieback (Cdie) with the following vegetation indices: the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), enhanced vegetation index (EVI), blue-normalized difference vegetation index (BNDVI), green-normalized difference vegetation index (GNDVI), green-red vegetation index (GRVI) and red-green-blue vegetation index (RGBVI) of the crowns of trees located in urban green areas, as well as chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm) as an indirect indicator of the overall tree health condition. A total of 549 trees were evaluated, represented in 24 families, 36 genera and 53 species; the variables had average values of 67.96% for Cdn, 35.19% for Ctr and 1% for Cdie. Correlations were found between Fv/Fm, NDVI and BNDVI. NDVI and BNDVI correlated with variables such as Cdn and Ctr, mainly in species such as Ligustrum lucidum, Jacaranda mimosifolia and Fraxinus uhdei. Therefore, it is possible to evaluate the tree health condition of trees in urban green environments through the identification of unfavorable conditions at the crown level by using vegetation indices for some of the species studied.
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