[HTML][HTML] Reviewing the Spectral Variation Hypothesis: Twenty years in the tumultuous sea of biodiversity estimation by remote sensing

M Torresani, C Rossi, M Perrone, LT Hauser… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Twenty years ago, the Spectral Variation Hypothesis (SVH) was formulated as a means to
link between different aspects of biodiversity and spatial patterns of spectral data (eg …

Map** tree species diversity in temperate montane forests using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 imagery and topography data

X Liu, J Frey, C Munteanu, N Still, B Koch - Remote Sensing of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Detailed information on spatial patterns of tree species diversity (TSD) is essential for
biodiversity assessment, forest disturbance monitoring, and the management and …

Plant beta-diversity across biomes captured by imaging spectroscopy

AK Schweiger, E Laliberté - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Monitoring the rapid and extensive changes in plant species distributions occurring
worldwide requires large-scale, continuous and repeated biodiversity assessments. Imaging …

Prediction of grassland biodiversity using measures of spectral variance: a meta-analytical review

RH Thornley, FF Gerard, K White, A Verhoef - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the last 20 years, there has been a surge of interest in the use of reflectance data
collected using satellites and aerial vehicles to monitor vegetation diversity. One …

[HTML][HTML] Using ZY1-02D satellite hyperspectral remote sensing to monitor landscape diversity and its spatial scaling change in the Yellow River Estuary

S Cheng, X Yang, G Yang, B Chen, D Chen… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Monitoring and assessing wetland diversity is crucial for its accurate preservation.
Hyperspectral satellites have been proven effective for detailed investigations of plant …

The relationship between spectral and plant diversity: Disentangling the influence of metrics and habitat types at the landscape scale

M Perrone, M Di Febbraro, L Conti, J Divíšek… - Remote Sensing of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodiversity monitoring is crucial for ecosystem conservation, but ground data collection is
limited by cost, time, and scale. Remote sensing is a convenient approach providing …

Is spectral pixel-to-pixel variation a reliable indicator of grassland biodiversity? A systematic assessment of the spectral variation hypothesis using spatial simulation …

A Ludwig, D Doktor, H Feilhauer - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Covering 30%–40% of the terrestrial surface, grasslands are important hosts of
biodiversity, crucial for nutrient cycles and carbon sequestration. However, these …

[HTML][HTML] Uncovering the hidden: Leveraging sub-pixel spectral diversity to estimate plant diversity from space

C Rossi, H Gholizadeh - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Remotely sensed spectral diversity has emerged as a promising proxy for plant diversity.
However, spectral diversity approaches relate image spectra to plant community diversity by …

Using airborne and DESIS imaging spectroscopy to map plant diversity across the largest contiguous tract of tallgrass prairie on earth

H Gholizadeh, AP Dixon, KH Pan, NA McMillan… - Remote Sensing of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Grassland ecosystems are under threat globally, primarily due to land-use and land-cover
changes that have adversely affected their biodiversity. Given the negative ecological …

[HTML][HTML] Integration of UAV-sensed features using machine learning methods to assess species richness in wet grassland ecosystems

COG Bazzo, B Kamali, M dos Santos Vianna… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Wet grasslands are crucial components of terrestrial ecosystems, known for their biodiversity
and provision of ecosystem services such as flood attenuation and carbon sequestration …