Canadian Boreal Dynamic Habitat Index

Jun 28, 2011 (Last modified Sep 29, 2011)
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The Dynamic Habitat Index (DHI) comprises of three indicators of the underlying vegetation dynamics derived from an annual sequence of MODIS monthly fPAR: (i) the cumulative annual greenness, (ii) the minimum level of perennial cover, and (iii) the degree of vegetation seasonality. The fPAR components were first computed for the years 2000-2005 and were then averaged to produce a long-term index of each component. The dataset is currently being used in conjunction with other datasets to help characterize ecosystem properties and biodiversity within the Canadian Boreal region (Brandt, 2009).


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Brandt, J. 2009. The extent of the North American boreal zone. Environmental Reviews 17: 101-161. doi:10.1139/A39-004

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Title: Canadian Boreal Dynamic Habitat Index
Credits: Integrated Remote Sensing Studio
Publication Date: 12/15/2010
Other Citation Info: This dataset was derived from the one used for the manuscript: Coops, N.C., Wulder, M.A., Duro, D.C., Han, T. and Berry, S. (2008). The development of a Canadian dynamic habitat index using multitemporal satellite estimates of canopy light absorbance.  Ecological Indicators 8, pp. 754–766. Furthermore, this dataset was adapted to include only those areas contained within the Canadian Boreal.

Online Linkages: http://www.forestry.ubc.ca/Portals/100/images/biospace/DHI-FINAL.pdf

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1.1076 km
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Ryan Powers
Postdoctoral Researcher, NSERC Fellow with Yale University

RESEARCH TOPIC: - Integration of Remote Sensing and Bayesian Modeling for Fine-scale Prediction of Species - Distributions and Reserve Coverage (mol.org) RESEARCH INTEREST - Remote Sensing & GIS- Biodiversity informatics and conservation- Landscape ecology- Wetland/forest landscape modeling and...