Albedo estimated from remote sensing correlates with ecosystem multifunctionality in global drylands.

ABSTRACT: Monitoring ecosystem functioning is a significant step towards detecting changes in ecosystem attributes that could be linked to land degradation and desertification in drylands worldwide. Remote sensing-based vegetation indices (VIs) and land surface albedo are two favorite indicators to monitor desertification process due to their close relationship with ecosystem status and to their increasing applicability over multiple spatiotemporal scales. While VIs are routinely used to monitor ecosystem attributes and functions such as vegetation cover and productivity, no previous study has evaluated whether remote sensing-measured albedo is related to the simultaneous provision of multiple ecosystem functions (multifunctionality) in global drylands. In this study, we evaluated the correlation of

SUBMITTER: Zhao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6112417 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature