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Interrelationships among Landscapes, NDVI, and Stream Water Quality in the U.S. Central Plains

2002; Wiley; Volume: 12; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/3099933

1939-5582

Jerry A. Griffith, Edward A. Martinko, Jerry L. Whistler, Kevin P. Price,

Water Quality and Pollution Assessment

Ecological ApplicationsVolume 12, Issue 6 p. 1702-1718 Regular Article INTERRELATIONSHIPS AMONG LANDSCAPES, NDVI, AND STREAM WATER QUALITY IN THE U.S. CENTRAL PLAINS Jerry A. Griffith, Jerry A. Griffith Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA Department of Geography, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA Present address: Department of Geography, University of Southern Mississippi, Box 5051, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406 USASearch for more papers by this authorEdward A. Martinko, Edward A. Martinko Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA Environmental Studies Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USASearch for more papers by this authorJerry L. Whistler, Jerry L. Whistler Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USASearch for more papers by this authorKevin P. Price, Kevin P. Price Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA Department of Geography, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USASearch for more papers by this author Jerry A. Griffith, Jerry A. Griffith Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA Department of Geography, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA Present address: Department of Geography, University of Southern Mississippi, Box 5051, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406 USASearch for more papers by this authorEdward A. Martinko, Edward A. Martinko Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA Environmental Studies Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USASearch for more papers by this authorJerry L. Whistler, Jerry L. Whistler Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USASearch for more papers by this authorKevin P. Price, Kevin P. Price Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA Department of Geography, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 December 2002 https://doi.org/10.1890/1051-0761(2002)012[1702:IALNAS]2.0.CO;2Citations: 41 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Abstract During late spring through summer of 1994 and 1995, 290 randomly selected stream sites in Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri were sampled once for several parameters including conductivity, turbidity, total phosphorus, nitrate–nitrite nitrogen, the index of biotic integrity, and a habitat index. Based on landscape data from watersheds that were delineated for each sampling location, interrelationships were examined between these water quality parameters and land use/land cover, the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), and vegetation phenological metrics derived from the NDVI. Statistically significant relationships were found between NDVI values and the derived metrics with the stream condition parameters (r values to 0.8, α = 0.05). The NDVI or vegetation phenological metrics (VPMs) were more highly correlated to the selected stream condition parameters than were the land use/land cover proportions. Knowledge of the general land use/land cover setting within the watersheds, however, was important for interpreting these relationships. The most common variables associated with the stream data were early spring NDVI values or VPMs associated with the date of onset of greenness. These results demonstrate the utility of NDVI and VPMs as broad-scale environmental indicators of watershed conditions. Literature Cited Allan, J., D. Erickson, and J. Fay . 1997. The influence of catchment land use on stream integrity across multiple spatial scales. Freshwater Biology 37: 149– 161. Basnyat, P., L. Teeter, K. Flynn, and B. Lockaby . 1999. Relationships between landscape characteristics and nonpoint source pollution inputs to coastal estuaries. Environmental Management 23 4 539– 549. Bernes, C., B. Glege, K. Johannsson, and J. Larson . 1986. Design of an integrated monitoring programme in Sweden. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 6: 113– 126. Bolstad, P., and W. Swank . 1997. 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