Landsat-Based Indices Reveal Consistent Recovery of Forested Stream Catchments from Acid Deposition

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Publikace nespadá pod Ekonomicko-správní fakultu, ale pod Přírodovědeckou fakultu. Oficiální stránka publikace je na webu muni.cz.
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ŠVIK Marian OULEHLE Filip KRÁM Pavel JANOUTOVÁ Růžena TAJOVSKÁ Kateřina HOMOLOVÁ Lucie

Rok publikování 2020
Druh Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj Remote Sensing
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU

Přírodovědecká fakulta

Citace
www https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/12/1944
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs12121944
Klíčová slova biogeochemistry; disturbance index; forest disturbance; GEOMON; Landsat; time series
Popis Central European forests suffered from severe, large-scale atmospheric depositions of sulfur and nitrogen due to coal-based energy production during the 20th century. High deposition of acid compounds distorted soil chemistry and had negative effects on forest physiology and growth. Since 1994, continuous data on atmospheric deposition and stream runoff fluxes have provided evidence of ecosystem recovery from acidification. In this study, we combined for the first time mass budget data (sulfur deposition and total dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) export) from the GEOMON monitoring network of headwater catchments with annual trajectories of vegetation indices derived from Landsat remote sensing observations. Time series of selected vegetation indices was constructed from Landsat 5, 7, and 8 using Google Earth Engine. Linear regression between the field data and vegetation indices was analyzed using R software. Biogeochemical responses of the forested catchment to declining acid deposition (driven by SO2 emission reduction) were consistent across all catchments covering various forest stands from different regions of the Czech Republic. Significant correlations were found with total sulfur depositions, suggesting that the forests are continuously and consistently prospering from reductions in acid deposition. Disturbance index (DI) was the only vegetation index that was well-related to changes in forest cover associated with salvage loggings (due to the forest decline) during the 1980s and 1990s. A significant relationship (R2 = 0.82) was found between the change in DI and DIN export in stream water. Regrowth of young forests in these highly affected areas tracks the most pronounced changes in total DIN export, suggesting a prominent role of vegetation in nitrogen retention.
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