Applications of unoccupied aerial systems (UAS) in landscape ecology: a review of recent research, challenges and emerging opportunities

ML Villarreal, TBB Bishop, TT Sankey, WK Smith… - Landscape …, 2025 - Springer
Context Unoccupied aerial systems/vehicles (UAS/UAV, aka drones) have become an
increasingly popular tool for ecological research. But much of the recent research is …

A comparative study on CNN-based semantic segmentation of intertidal mussel beds

YF Gu, J Hu, GA Williams - Ecological Informatics, 2023 - Elsevier
Mussels are globally distributed and abundant species on intertidal habitats such as rocky
shores where they form dense beds and provide a variety of ecosystem services. The ability …

Fine-scale surface complexity promotes temperature extremes but reduces the spatial extent of refugia on coastal rocks

TJ Barrett, M Li, T Gouhier, G Rilov, B Helmuth… - Ecological …, 2025 - Elsevier
The physical structure of microhabitats, especially orientation to direct solar radiation, can
radically influence the body temperatures of individual organisms, their physiological …

[HTML][HTML] A benchmarking of commercial small fixed-wing electric UAVs and RGB cameras for photogrammetry monitoring in intertidal multi-regions

G Fontenla-Carrera, E Aldao, F Veiga… - Drones, 2023 - mdpi.com
Small fixed-wing electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are perfect candidates to
perform tasks in wide areas, such as photogrammetry, surveillance, monitoring, or search …

The use of autonomous underwater vehicles for monitoring aquaculture setups in a high-energy shallow water environment: case study Belgian North Sea

CJ Peck, K Langedock, W Boone, F Fourie… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Effective and frequent inspections are crucial for understanding the ecological and structural
health of aquaculture setups. Monitoring in turbid, shallow, and dynamic environments can …

Patterns of spatial and temporal dynamics of mixed Mytilus edulis and M. trossulus populations in a small subarctic inlet (Tyuva Inlet, Barents Sea)

J Marchenko, V Khaitov, M Katolikova… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Subarctic populations of “cryptic” blue mussel species Mytilus edulis (ME) and M. trossulus
(MT) are less studied than Arctic and boreal populations. Ecological features of ME and MT …

Seasonal variation of intertidal Gastropoda at rocky and sandy habitats of Umm Al-Namil Island, Kuwait, north-western Arabian Gulf

M Ali, M Al-Mutairi, MNV Subrahmanyam - Aquatic Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Gastropoda assemblages were investigated for four seasons in 2016–2017 (autumn, winter,
spring, and summer) near Umm Al-Namil Island in Kuwait in rocky and sandy habitats to …

Biodiversity research requires more rotors and wheels on and above ground, as well as below water

M Qi, M Gadd, DD Martini, K Davis, B **ong, A Rosen… - 2025 - ecoevorxiv.org
Human activities have caused rapid decline in biodiversity, with accelerating species
extinction. Simultaneously, recent advancements in artificial intelligence and autonomous …

Shrinking Coastlines: Use of Uncrewed Aerial Sensing Systems to Map and Monitor Rocky Intertidal Habitats

EJ Bushnell - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Climate change threatens rocky intertidal (RI) environments, with predictions of dramatic
habitat loss resulting from sea level rise (SLR). The temporal and spatial limitations of …

[PDF][PDF] Biodiversity research requires more motors in the mud, air and water

NH Rosen, R Salguero-Gómez - ecoevorxiv.org
Human activities have accelerated species extinctions, causing a rapid biodiversity decline.
22 Simultaneously, recent advancements in artificial intelligence and autonomous systems …