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High-Definition NDVI Sampling of Arabian Protected Areas to Assess Rangeland ConditionDr David Gallacher
Zayed University
Tamer Khafaga MSc
Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve
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What’s the problem?
• Proof of vegetation change is difficult• Historical data is lacking in Arabia• Large spatiotemporal variation
• Rangeland is 70% of world’s land surface
• Most important is• Species ratios• Biomass trends
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Red, red edge, infrared, or RGB?
NDVI• Developed in 1970s to interpret satellite data• Proxy measure of chlorophyll (related to growth)• Broad scale: predict NPP (regional crop yields, droughts, forestry
status)• Narrow scale: agriculture (spatial analysis of monoculture)
Green / RGB• Proxy measure of palatable biomass?
Red / Red edge• Proxy measure of wood?
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Red, red edge, infrared, or RGB?
Affected by• Plant health
• Hydration & wind (leaf angle)
• Dust
• Phenology
Higher resolution means• More detail (good!)
• More heterogeneity (tricky!)
• Therefore, analysis changes with scale
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Plants & Pixels
Vegetation index values low, due to
• Sparse plants
• Low chlorophyll
• Low within-canopy leaf area index
Values for non-plant matter
• Sand
• Gravel
• Water
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Questions
• Do vegetation indices have value?
• Are values affected by substrate / aspect / shadow?
• Are background values consistent?
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NormalisedDifference Vegetation IndexNDVI =
𝑁𝐼𝑅 −𝑅𝑒𝑑
𝑁𝐼𝑅+𝑅𝑒𝑑
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Red edge chlorophyll index
RECI =𝑁𝐼𝑅
𝑅𝑒𝑑𝐸𝑑𝑔𝑒− 1
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Results
• Do vegetation indices have value?
• Are values affected by substrate / aspect / shadow?
• Are background values consistent?
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Results
• Do vegetation indices have value?
Yes, but need further work
• Are values affected by substrate / aspect / shadow?
• Are background values consistent?
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Results
• Do vegetation indices have value?
Yes, but need further work
Maybe no better than RGB
• Are values affected by substrate / aspect / shadow?
• Are background values consistent?
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Results
• Do vegetation indices have value?
Yes, but need further work
Maybe no better than RGB
• Are values affected by substrate / aspect / shadow?
• Are background values consistent?
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Results
• Do vegetation indices have value?
Yes, but need further work
Maybe no better than RGB
• Are values affected by substrate / aspect / shadow?
• Are background values consistent?
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Results
• Do vegetation indices have value?
Yes, but need further work
Maybe no better than RGB
• Are values affected by substrate / aspect / shadow?
Yes
• Are background values consistent?
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Results
• Do vegetation indices have value?
Yes, but need further work
Maybe no better than RGB
• Are values affected by substrate / aspect / shadow?
Yes
But indices without RGB are better
• Are background values consistent?
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Results
• Do vegetation indices have value?
Yes, but need further work
Maybe no better than RGB
• Are values affected by substrate / aspect / shadow?
Yes
But indices without RGB are better
• Are background values consistent?
No
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Results
• Do vegetation indices have value?
Yes, but need further work
Maybe no better than RGB
• Are values affected by substrate / aspect / shadow?
Yes
But indices without RGB are better
• Are background values consistent?
No
Need algorithms to calibrate results
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Conclusion
• Use other vegetation indices (not NDVI)
• Need algorithms to interpret biomass proxy
• For many purposes, RGB is equal or better