Multidimensional analysis of NDVI dynamics in response to climate and land use/land cover change in Northwest Algeria

Autor: Mahcer Ikram, Baahmed Djelloul, Oudin Ludovic, Chemirik Cherifa Hanene Kamelia
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, Vol 72, Iss 4, Pp 399-412 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1338-4333
DOI: 10.2478/johh-2024-0020
Popis: Climate change has emerged as a major concern at both regional and global scales in recent decades. Northwestern Algeria is particularly vulnerable as a semi-arid zone, where changes in climate and land cover (LC) will have a significant impact on vegetation in the long term. This study analyses, through a multidimensional approach, the influence of climate change and LC on vegetation dynamics. Hierarchical partitioning (HP) analysis was conducted to determine the most influential climatic variables (precipitation, temperature) on the dynamics of NDVI. The results show that the annual NDVI shows a fluctuating spatial trend between decrease and increase in different regions. Trends in seasonal NDVI are spatially varied and less uniform. Variations in precipitation are stable, while temperatures show clear and consistent significant increases across the region, with a general tendency to increase (p
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