Multitemporal analysis of natural regeneration of Candeia after occurrence of forest fire
Journal Title: Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável - Year 2017, Vol 12, Issue 2
Abstract
Satellite sensors have the ability to provide information on areas affected by fire activity, being an efficient tool for detection and quantification of these areas. The aim of this study was to analyze the natural regeneration pattern of the Eremanthus incanus (Less.) Less, after the occurrence of forest fire, using the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) in order to identify its resilience capacity. The fire occurred in 1999, next to the Serra do Cipó National Park in Morro do Pilar city, Minas Gerais. A time series of four Landsat (TM e ETM+) images acquired between the years 1999-2005 were selected. The NDVI images were generated and their reflectance values were obtained at the different dates to analyze the spectral pattern of regenerating areas. Later, these parameters were used to analyze the vegetation cover changes. Comparing the NDVI values before and after the fire, it was observed that, over a period of 6 years the reflectance values were close to those found before the fire, which suggests that the vegetal cover is at a similar stage before the fire occurrence. The applied index proved to be efficient in the analysis of the species capacity of resilience after the fire occurrence.
Authors and Affiliations
Ivy Mayara Sanches de Oliveira, Alex Donizeti Sales, Eduarda Martiniano de Oliveira Silveira, Fausto Weimar Acerbi Júnior, José Marcio de Mello
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