Comparative analysis of forest disturbance detection in the key state-owned forest region of the Greater Khingan Range of China based on different algorithms

The Greater Khingan Range of China has experienced varying levels of disturbance in history. To support sustainable management, this study used Landsat data (1986–2017) from GEE to establish a normalized burn ratio time series, compared the spatiotemporal accuracy of three change detection algorithm...

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Main Authors: Ke Xu, Wenshu Lin, Ning Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10106049.2025.2489526
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description The Greater Khingan Range of China has experienced varying levels of disturbance in history. To support sustainable management, this study used Landsat data (1986–2017) from GEE to establish a normalized burn ratio time series, compared the spatiotemporal accuracy of three change detection algorithms (BFAST, CCDC, LandTrendr), and analyzed their mapping differences. Results showed that: (1) all three algorithms can identify the major forest disturbances with a spatial accuracy higher than 80%, and LandTrendr performed the best (OA=86.2%). (2) All three algorithms can detect the occurrence time of major disturbances with a temporal accuracy higher than 70%, and LandTrendr achieved the highest accuracy (76.4%). (3) The highest fragmentation was observed using the CCDC (184,074 disturbance patches), while LandTrendr disturbance mapping was the most complete (102,143 disturbance patches). This study can provide technical references for regional-scale forest disturbance detection, and also provide optimal recommendations for the transfer application at different spatial scales.
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spelling doaj-art-c2ea5ddbc66d4f8c80cf1e38c7840d5a2025-08-20T03:08:39ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGeocarto International1010-60491752-07622025-12-0140110.1080/10106049.2025.2489526Comparative analysis of forest disturbance detection in the key state-owned forest region of the Greater Khingan Range of China based on different algorithmsKe Xu0Wenshu Lin1Ning Zhang2College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, ChinaThe Greater Khingan Range of China has experienced varying levels of disturbance in history. To support sustainable management, this study used Landsat data (1986–2017) from GEE to establish a normalized burn ratio time series, compared the spatiotemporal accuracy of three change detection algorithms (BFAST, CCDC, LandTrendr), and analyzed their mapping differences. Results showed that: (1) all three algorithms can identify the major forest disturbances with a spatial accuracy higher than 80%, and LandTrendr performed the best (OA=86.2%). (2) All three algorithms can detect the occurrence time of major disturbances with a temporal accuracy higher than 70%, and LandTrendr achieved the highest accuracy (76.4%). (3) The highest fragmentation was observed using the CCDC (184,074 disturbance patches), while LandTrendr disturbance mapping was the most complete (102,143 disturbance patches). This study can provide technical references for regional-scale forest disturbance detection, and also provide optimal recommendations for the transfer application at different spatial scales.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10106049.2025.2489526Forest disturbance detectionLandTrendrCCDCBFAST
spellingShingle Ke Xu
Wenshu Lin
Ning Zhang
Comparative analysis of forest disturbance detection in the key state-owned forest region of the Greater Khingan Range of China based on different algorithms
Geocarto International
Forest disturbance detection
LandTrendr
CCDC
BFAST
title Comparative analysis of forest disturbance detection in the key state-owned forest region of the Greater Khingan Range of China based on different algorithms
title_full Comparative analysis of forest disturbance detection in the key state-owned forest region of the Greater Khingan Range of China based on different algorithms
title_fullStr Comparative analysis of forest disturbance detection in the key state-owned forest region of the Greater Khingan Range of China based on different algorithms
title_full_unstemmed Comparative analysis of forest disturbance detection in the key state-owned forest region of the Greater Khingan Range of China based on different algorithms
title_short Comparative analysis of forest disturbance detection in the key state-owned forest region of the Greater Khingan Range of China based on different algorithms
title_sort comparative analysis of forest disturbance detection in the key state owned forest region of the greater khingan range of china based on different algorithms
topic Forest disturbance detection
LandTrendr
CCDC
BFAST
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10106049.2025.2489526
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