Environmental assessment and land change analysis in seminatural land covers applicable to land management

- Class phenology influences the relationship between NDVI and climate.
- Every season has a specific response to the environmental change.
- For the majority of classes NDVI is dependent on autumn rainfall.
- The 2007-11 droughts provoked negative NDVI trends in lowland classes.
- Highland classes show positive or stable NDVI trends.
- Classes with the highest ecological value to the EU are in danger of degradation.