Mangrove Phenology From Scale, Data and Species Perspectives.

ABSTRACT: Land surface phenology derived from satellite observations provides an effective means of characterizing vegetation growth dynamics. Mangroves, although ecologically critical, remain understudied in phenology research due to geographic variation, inconsistent dataset selection, and limited understanding of species-specific patterns. In this study, we investigated mangrove phenology in the northern subtropical mangrove distribution area in Zhanjiang, China, from the perspectives of spatial scale, dataset resolution, and species differences. Using harmonic analysis to reconstruct the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) time series, we assessed phenological trajectories at both regional and plot levels and compared Landsat 8 with Sentinel-2 observations. Results show that satellite-derived mangro

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12765594 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature