Analysis of the Temporal and Spatial Evolution of Recovery and Degradation Processes in Vegetated Areas Using a Time Series of Landsat TM Images (1986-2011): Central Region of Chihuahua, Mexico
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53537#.VMh-CizQrzE Author(s) L. C. Alatorre 1* , E. Sánchez 2 , J. P. Amado 1 , L. C. Wiebe 1 , M. E. Torres 1 , H. L. Rojas 1 , L. C. Bravo 1 , E. López 1 , E. López 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Multidisciplinary Division of the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez in Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, México . 2 Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México . ABSTRACT This paper analyzed the temporal and spatial evolution of vegetation dynamics in various land covers in the basin of the Laguna Bustillos, Region of Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico. We used an NDVI time series for the months of March to April (early spring). The series was constructed from Landsat TM images for the period 1986-2011. The results show an increase of NDVI for vegetated areas, especially in conifer cover, while shrub and grassland showed a positive trend but wi...