MODIS NDVI trends and fractional land cover change for improved assessments of vegetation degradation in Burkina Faso, West Africa

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dc.contributor.authorAmekudzi, L.K.
dc.contributor.authorDapola Da, Evariste
dc.contributor.authorThie, Michael
dc.contributor.authorConrad, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorZoungrana, Benewinde J-B.
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-21T11:02:44Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-19T01:51:41Z
dc.date.available2020-02-21T11:02:44Z
dc.date.available2023-04-19T01:51:41Z
dc.date.issued2018-01-15
dc.descriptionThis article is published in Journal of Arid Environments and also available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.01.005en_US
dc.description.abstractReduction of natural vegetation cover in the savannah of West Africa constitutes a pressing environmental concern that may lead to soil degradation. With the aim to assess the degradation of natural vegetation in the savannah of Burkina Faso, this study combined NDVI trends and fractional Land Use/Cover Change (LULCC). Fractional LULCC maps, derived from the aggregation of a 30 m Landsat LULCC map (1999–2011) to 250 m resolution of MODIS, were used to assess natural vegetation conversions in the small-scale spatial patterns of savannah landscapes. Mann-Kendall's monotonic trend test was applied to 250 m MODIS NDVI time series (2000–2011) to assess modifications of natural vegetation cover. Finally, the Spearman's correlation was employed to determine the relationship of natural vegetation degradation with environmental factors. The study revealed a vast conversion of natural vegetation into agriculture (15.9%) and non-vegetated area (1.8%) between 1999 and 2011. Significant decreasing NDVI trends (p < .05) indicated negative modifications of natural vegetation (2000–2011 period) occurring along the protected areas borders and in fragmented landscapes characterized by disruption of continuity in natural vegetation. Spearman's correlation showed that accessibility, climatic and topographic conditions favored natural vegetation degradation. The results can enable the development of efficient land degradation policies.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKNUSTen_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Arid Environments, 10.1016en_US
dc.identifier.uri10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.01.005
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/12051
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Arid Environmentsen_US
dc.subjectNDVI trendsen_US
dc.subjectFractional LULCCen_US
dc.subjectLand degradationen_US
dc.subjectSavannah landscapesen_US
dc.subjectBurkina Fasoen_US
dc.titleMODIS NDVI trends and fractional land cover change for improved assessments of vegetation degradation in Burkina Faso, West Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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