an increasing trendp < 0.05
C N D V I S L O P E = ε 1 d E F P R d t + ε 2 d A C T E d t H N D V I S L O P E = R E S 4 Results 4.1 Spatial–temporal variation of annual NDVI 4.1.1 Inter-annual variations of NDVI Figure 3a shows the inter-annual variability of NDVI over the YRB, presenting an increasing trend for the period from 2001 to 2020 ( slope = 0.056 per decade, p < 0.05).