@article{fdi:010078051,
  title = {{C}ompeting vegetation structure indices for estimating spatial constrains in carabid abundance patterns in {C}hinese grasslands reveal complex scale and habitat patterns},
  author = {{T}safack, {N}. and {F}attorini, {S}. and {F}rias, {C}. {B}. and {X}ie, {Y}. {Z}. and {W}ang, {X}. {P}. and {R}ebaudo, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}arabid communities are influenced by landscape features. {C}hinese steppes are subject to increasing desertification processes that are changing land-cover characteristics with negative impacts on insect communities. {D}espite those warnings, how land-cover characteristics influence carabid communities in steppe ecosystems remains unknown. {T}he aim of this study is to investigate how landscape characteristics drive carabid abundance in different steppes (desert, typical, and meadow steppes) at different spatial scales. {C}arabid abundances were estimated using pitfall traps. {V}arious landscape indices were derived from {L}andsat 8 {O}perational {L}and {I}mager ({OLI}) images. {I}ndices expressing moisture and productivity were, in general, those with the highest correlations. {D}ifferent indices capture landscape aspects that influence carabid abundance at different scales, in which the patchiness of desert vegetation plays a major role. {C}arabid abundance correlations with landscape characteristics rely on the type of grassland, on the vegetation index, and on the scale considered. {P}roper scales and indices are steppe type-specific, highlighting the need of considering various scales and indices to explain species abundances from remotely sensed data.},
  keywords = {steppes ; landscape ecology ; vegetation index ; normalized difference vegetation index ({NDVI}) ; modified normalized difference water index ({MNDWI}) ; {G}ao's normalized difference water index ({NDWI}2) ; tasseled-cap indices ; soil-adjusted total vegetation index ({SATVI}) ; {CHINE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nsects},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {art. 249 [18 p.]},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.3390/insects11040249},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078051},
}