Remote sensing grassland productivity attributes: a systematic review

A third of the land on the Earth is composed of grasslands, mainly used for forage. Much effort is being conducted to develop tools to estimate grassland productivity (GP) at different extents, concentrating on spatial and seasonal variability pertaining to climate change. GP is a reliable indicator...

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Main Authors: Bangira, T., Mutanga, O., Sibanda, M., Dube, T., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: MDPI 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130146
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author Bangira, T.
Mutanga, O.
Sibanda, M.
Dube, T.
Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe
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Dube, T.
Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe
Mutanga, O.
Sibanda, M.
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Sibanda, M.
Dube, T.
Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe
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description A third of the land on the Earth is composed of grasslands, mainly used for forage. Much effort is being conducted to develop tools to estimate grassland productivity (GP) at different extents, concentrating on spatial and seasonal variability pertaining to climate change. GP is a reliable indicator of how well an ecosystem works because of its close connection to the ecological system equilibrium. The most commonly used proxies of GP in ecological studies are aboveground biomass (AGB), leaf area index (LAI), canopy storage capacity (CSC), and chlorophyll and nitrogen content. Grassland science gains much information from the capacity of remote sensing (RS) techniques to calculate GP proxies. An overview of the studies on RS-based GP prediction techniques and a discussion of current matters determining GP monitoring are critical for improving future GP prediction performance. A systematic review of articles published between 1970 and October 2021 (203 peer-reviewed articles from Web of Science, Scopus, and ScienceDirect databases) showed a trend in the choice of the sensors, and the approaches to use are largely dependent on the extent of monitoring and assessment. Notably, all the reviewed articles demonstrate the growing demand for high-resolution sensors, such as hyperspectral scanners and computationally efficient image-processing techniques for the high prediction accuracy of GP at various scales of application. Further research is required to attract the synthesis of optical and radar data, multi-sensor data, and the selection of appropriate techniques for GP prediction at different scales. Mastering and listing major uncertainties associated with different algorithms for the GP prediction and pledging to reduce these errors are critical.
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spelling CGSpace1301462025-12-08T10:29:22Z Remote sensing grassland productivity attributes: a systematic review Bangira, T. Mutanga, O. Sibanda, M. Dube, T. Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe grasslands productivity prediction remote sensing estimation monitoring techniques ecosystem services leaf area index above ground biomass canopy chlorophylls nitrogen content vegetation index A third of the land on the Earth is composed of grasslands, mainly used for forage. Much effort is being conducted to develop tools to estimate grassland productivity (GP) at different extents, concentrating on spatial and seasonal variability pertaining to climate change. GP is a reliable indicator of how well an ecosystem works because of its close connection to the ecological system equilibrium. The most commonly used proxies of GP in ecological studies are aboveground biomass (AGB), leaf area index (LAI), canopy storage capacity (CSC), and chlorophyll and nitrogen content. Grassland science gains much information from the capacity of remote sensing (RS) techniques to calculate GP proxies. An overview of the studies on RS-based GP prediction techniques and a discussion of current matters determining GP monitoring are critical for improving future GP prediction performance. A systematic review of articles published between 1970 and October 2021 (203 peer-reviewed articles from Web of Science, Scopus, and ScienceDirect databases) showed a trend in the choice of the sensors, and the approaches to use are largely dependent on the extent of monitoring and assessment. Notably, all the reviewed articles demonstrate the growing demand for high-resolution sensors, such as hyperspectral scanners and computationally efficient image-processing techniques for the high prediction accuracy of GP at various scales of application. Further research is required to attract the synthesis of optical and radar data, multi-sensor data, and the selection of appropriate techniques for GP prediction at different scales. Mastering and listing major uncertainties associated with different algorithms for the GP prediction and pledging to reduce these errors are critical. 2023-04-12 2023-04-26T03:07:43Z 2023-04-26T03:07:43Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130146 en Open Access MDPI Bangira, T.; Mutanga, O.; Sibanda, M.; Dube, T.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe. 2023. Remote sensing grassland productivity attributes: a systematic review. Remote Sensing, 15(8):2043. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15082043]
spellingShingle grasslands
productivity
prediction
remote sensing
estimation
monitoring
techniques
ecosystem services
leaf area index
above ground biomass
canopy
chlorophylls
nitrogen content
vegetation index
Bangira, T.
Mutanga, O.
Sibanda, M.
Dube, T.
Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe
Remote sensing grassland productivity attributes: a systematic review
title Remote sensing grassland productivity attributes: a systematic review
title_full Remote sensing grassland productivity attributes: a systematic review
title_fullStr Remote sensing grassland productivity attributes: a systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Remote sensing grassland productivity attributes: a systematic review
title_short Remote sensing grassland productivity attributes: a systematic review
title_sort remote sensing grassland productivity attributes a systematic review
topic grasslands
productivity
prediction
remote sensing
estimation
monitoring
techniques
ecosystem services
leaf area index
above ground biomass
canopy
chlorophylls
nitrogen content
vegetation index
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