Vegetation indices (VIs), which describe remotely sensed vegetation properties such as
photosynthetic activity and canopy structure, are widely used to study vegetation dynamics …

Remote sensing has transformed the monitoring of life on Earth by revealing spatial and
temporal dimensions of biological diversity through structural, compositional and functional …

Abstract The 2017–2027 National Academies' Decadal Survey, Thriving on Our Changing
Planet, recommended Surface Biology and Geology (SBG) as a “Designated Targeted …

Foliar functional traits are widely used to characterize leaf and canopy properties that drive
ecosystem processes and to infer physiological processes in Earth system models. Imaging …

Abstract Aims Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), ie drones, have recently emerged as cost-
effective and flexible tools for acquiring remote sensing data with fine spatial and temporal …

Plant pathology has developed a wide range of concepts and tools for improving plant
disease management, including models for understanding and responding to new risks from …

In-vivo foliar spectroscopy, also known as contact hyperspectral reflectance, enables rapid
and non-destructive characterization of plant physiological status. This can be used to …

Large-scale information on several vegetation properties ('plant traits') is critical to assess
ecosystem functioning, functional diversity and their role in the Earth system. Hyperspectral …

Increasing evidence suggests that remotely sensed spectral diversity is linked to plant
species richness. However, a conflicting spectral diversity–biodiversity relationship in …

As an essential feature of plant autotrophy, Nitrogen (N) is the major nutrient affecting plant
growth in terrestrial ecosystems, thus is of not only fundamental scientific interest, but also a …