Abstract
This study evaluates the sensitivity of the Dynamic Habitat Index (DHI), utilizing multitemporal Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data, to changing environmental conditions across Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) types in a central European landscape (2017–2020). We observed distinct DHI characteristics for all LULC types, and the DHI responded to an extreme drought year in 2018 with no return to pre-drought conditions except for deciduous forests. The DHI also effectively captured spatio-temporal variability of pedo-climatic conditions. Thus, integrated with ancillary geodata, the DHI enhances traditional categorical LULC maps, offering applications in biodiversity and ecosystem research. Such integrated products could serve as valuable tools for decision makers to formulate sustainable land management strategies and contribute to Sustainable Develop Goal indicators related to land degradation, e.g. by identifying deviations from typical, context-specific DHI profiles as a response to disturbance and environmental stress.
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