Responses of NDVI to Climate Change and LUCC along Large-Scale Transportation Projects in Fragile Karst Areas, SW China
Yangyang Wu,
Lei Gu,
Siliang Li,
Chunzi Guo,
Xiaodong Yang,
Yue Xu,
Fujun Yue,
Haijun Peng,
Yinchuan Chen,
Jinli Yang,
Zhenghua Shi,
Guangjie Luo
Affiliations
Yangyang Wu
School of Geography and Resources, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, China
Lei Gu
College of Geography and Remote Sensing Sciences, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
Siliang Li
School of Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Chunzi Guo
School of Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Xiaodong Yang
Department of Geography and Spatial Information Techniques, Center for Land and Marine Spatial Utilization and Governance Research, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Yue Xu
State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China
Fujun Yue
School of Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Haijun Peng
State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China
Yinchuan Chen
Shanghai Ecology and Environment Scientific Research Center, Yangtze River Basin Ecological Environment Supervision and Administration Bureau, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of People’s Republic of China, Shanghai 200120, China
Jinli Yang
College of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
Zhenghua Shi
College of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
Guangjie Luo
School of Geography and Resources, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, China
The fragile karst habitat is extremely sensitive to human activities such as large-scale engineering construction. To explore the influence of the construction and operation of the GH (Guiyang-Huangguoshu) highway on the vegetation within a certain range and the response of NDVI to climate factors, Landsat data were used to synthesize annual NDVI maps using the maximum value compositing method. Trend, correlation, and coefficient of variation analyses were performed. The results demonstrate that: (1) During the construction and operation periods, NDVI showed an overall upward trend, and the NDVI value and growth rate in the contrast area were greater than those in the core area; (2) the correlation between temperature and vegetation cover along the GH highway was stronger than that between precipitation and vegetation; (3) construction of the GH highway has had a significant impact on the surrounding vegetation, with the impact on vegetation ecology along the road mainly concentrated within the 2 km range. The increase of artificial surfaces along the road has had a great impact on the NDVI, and the vegetation cover change in the core area is more significant than that in the contrast area; and (4) the overall disturbance of the GH highway project to the surrounding ecology was mainly observed in the form of low and medium fluctuations. This study aims to provide a reference for environmental assessment and management in karst areas.
