
doi: 10.3390/f14020261
In this study, we have analyzed tree stand disturbance by hthe Siberian Silk Moth (Dendrolimus sibiricus Tschetverikov (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)) in Central Siberia (Krasnoyarsk region, Russia) in 2015–2020. We considered two plots that experienced silk moth outbreaks in 2015–2018 and 2018–2020 and used satellite data (Terra/MODIS, Landsat/ETM/OLI), field forest inventory data, a meteorological data set, and a vegetation cover vector layer. Silk moth-disturbed areas were classified using NDVI, which was calculated for each 15-day period during the growing season (April–September). We obtained formalized descriptions of the temporal dynamics of the disturbed area. Next, we classified the degree of disturbance of the forest stand after the impact of the silk moth by the threshold method according to the ranges of NDVI anomalies. Based on the generalized data from the forest inventory, we performed a correlation analysis of the relationship between the main characteristics of forests and the classes of disturbance. Finally, using a series of regression equations, we described a procedure for predicting the degree of impact on the stand during the time of silk moth outbreaks in the dark-needle coniferous stands of Central Siberia.
Siberian silk moth, remote sensing, NDVI anomalies, Central Siberia, <i>Dendrolimus sibiricus</i>, regression, spatial dynamics model, dark-needle coniferous, tree stand disturbance
Siberian silk moth, remote sensing, NDVI anomalies, Central Siberia, <i>Dendrolimus sibiricus</i>, regression, spatial dynamics model, dark-needle coniferous, tree stand disturbance
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