NDVI and vegetation volume as predictors of urban bird diversity.

ABSTRACT: Urban expansion and densification pose a challenge to urban biodiversity. Rapid estimation of biodiversity could help urban planners balance development and conservation goals. While the Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) has proven useful for predicting urban bird diversity, new products derived from remote sensing, such as vegetation volume, could provide more detailed descriptions of available habitat, potentially improving biodiversity predictions. We evaluated the effectiveness of NDVI and vegetation volume as predictors of urban bird diversity and local community composition for different buffers around 86 sampling points in Munich, Germany. Using linear models, we showed that a 100 m buffer best described bird diversity (highest R²) for both NDVI and vegetation

SUBMITTER: Fairbairn AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11997212 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature