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... Harvest of high-productivity tree species, particularly in Canada, was also discussed as a common disturbance that decreases forest cover and can contribute to browning trends. The potential implications of vegetation change and related greening and browning patterns extend from local to global scales and can affect physical and ecological processes, climate feedbacks, and communities.
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... In general, greening refers to a systematic increase or positive trend in a vegetation measurement associated with growth observed over a period of time set by the researcher. Evaluation of greening using spectral vegetation indices from satellites commonly relies on the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI)
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... Expanded efforts to integrate new technologies and tools that have become available could also advance understanding. Finally, utilization of a broader range of metrics to evaluate greening and browning that extend beyond those commonly used, in particular the remote sensing normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI)
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Key Terms

  • browning trends
  • browning patterns
  • boreal forest
  • evaluate greening
  • normalized difference

  • difference vegetation
  • vegetation index
  • global scales
  • sensing platforms
  • increasing shrub

  • tree species
  • methodological approaches
  • potential implications
  • vegetation dynamics
  • spectral vegetation

  • forest browning
  • vegetation changes
  • exhibit browning
  • browning followed
  • vegetation composition

  • vegetation indices
  • initially exhibit
  • increased boreal
  • historically destructive
  • darker land

  • increased collection
  • deciduous tree
  • measures gas
  • forest cover
  • surface energy


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