Modelling the moisture status of habitats by using NDVI on the example of the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest biomes borderland (Brazil)

doi:10.3832/ifor4413-018

Modelling the moisture status of habitats by using NDVI on the example of the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest biomes borderland (Brazil)

Adam Mlynarczyk^(1-2) , Monika Konatowska⁽³⁾, Wojciech Kowalewski⁽⁴⁾, Slawomir Królewicz⁽¹⁾, Kelly Cristina Tonello⁽²⁾, Rogerio Hartung Toppa⁽²⁾, Marcos Roberto Martines⁽²⁾, Jan Piekarczyk⁽¹⁾, Pawel Rutkowski⁽³⁾

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, Volume 18, Issue 6, Pages 375-381 (2025)
doi: https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor4413-018
Published: Dec 16, 2025 - Copyright © 2025 SISEF

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The Brazilian Cerrado and the Atlantic Forest are important global biodiversity hotspots that are highly diverse in geological structure, soil, and climatic conditions, all of which directly affect vegetation diversity. The conservation of these biomes depends on recognizing variations in their humidity levels. Given the correlation between water access and plant health, as illustrated by NDVI, we assessed the feasibility of building an NDVI-based model to detect variations in habitat moisture. Using various statistical algorithms, the correctness of the NDVI-based habitat moisture assessment model was confirmed. In addition, it was determined that UMAP was the most favourable of the algorithms employed. Our method provides a practical, efficient tool for assessing habitat moisture that can benefit fields such as ecology, conservation biology, and land management.

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Ipanema National Forest, NDVI, UMAP Algorithm, Habitat Moisture Index

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(1)

0000-0002-3607-0890
0000-0003-1117-7832
0000-0002-2405-6741
Environmental Remote Sensing and Soil Science Research Unit, Faculty of Geographic and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Wieniawskiego 1, 61-712 Poznan (Poland)

(2)

0000-0002-3607-0890
0000-0002-7920-6006
0000-0002-1637-2840
0000-0002-7464-2431
Department of Environmental Science, Federal University of São Carlos, Sorocaba (Brazil)

(3)

0000-0001-6552-7055
0000-0003-3614-8923
Department of Botany and Forest Habitats, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71F, 60-625 Poznan (Poland)

(4)

Department of Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Wieniawskiego 1, 61-712 Poznan (Poland)

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Adam Mlynarczyk
adml@amu.edu.pl

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Mlynarczyk A, Konatowska M, Kowalewski W, Królewicz S, Tonello KC, Toppa RH, Martines MR, Piekarczyk J, Rutkowski P (2025). Modelling the moisture status of habitats by using NDVI on the example of the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest biomes borderland (Brazil). iForest 18: 375-381. - doi: 10.3832/ifor4413-018

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Davide Travaglini

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Received: Jul 04, 2023
Accepted: Jun 06, 2025

First online: Dec 16, 2025
Publication Date: Dec 31, 2025
Publication Time: 6.43 months

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