Conceptualization, J.T., D.M. and J.O.; Methodology, J.T.; Validation, J.T., J.O. and D.L.C.; Formal Analysis, J.T., J.O.; Resources, D.M.; Data Curation, M.L., H.B.N., G.Z., R.P., J.O., J.T., and D.L.C.; Writing—Original Draft Preparation, J.T., and D.R.M.; Writing—Review & Editing, J. T., J.O., D.M., D.L.C., M.L., H.B.N., G.Z., R.P.; Supervision, D.R.M.; Project Administration, D.R.M.; Funding Acquisition, D.R.M., M.L. This work was partially supported by Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province (The Spatial-temporal variations of vegetation dynamics of Jianghan Plain during 2001 and 2016). This project was also funded by D. Mishra’s NASA grant#NNX14AR30G and the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER, which is supported by the National Science Foundation (OCE12-37140).