Challenges and limitations of remote sensing applications in northern peatlands: present and future prospects

AYA Abdelmajeed, R Juszczak - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
This systematic literature review (SLR) provides a comprehensive overview of remote
sensing (RS) applications in northern peatlands from 2017 to 2022, utilising various …

[HTML][HTML] Remote sensing of peatland degradation in temperate and boreal climate zones–A review of the potentials, gaps, and challenges

F de Waard, J Connolly, A Barthelmes, H Joosten… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Peatland degradation causes a number of environmental problems ranging from
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to subsidence and ecosystem loss. Degraded peatlands …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-sensor satellite imagery reveals spatiotemporal changes in peatland water table after restoration

A Isoaho, L Ikkala, L Päkkilä, H Marttila… - Remote Sensing of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Remote sensing (RS) has been suggested as a tool to spatially monitor the status of
peatland ecosystem functioning after restoration. However, there have been only a few …

Using remote sensing to assess peatland resilience by estimating soil surface moisture and drought recovery

KJ Lees, RRE Artz, D Chandler, T Aspinall… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Peatland areas provide a range of ecosystem services, including biodiversity, carbon
storage, clean water, and flood mitigation, but many areas of peatland in the UK have been …

Upscaling peatland map** with drone-derived imagery: impact of spatial resolution and vegetation characteristics

J Steenvoorden, J Limpens - GIScience & Remote Sensing, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Northern peatland functions are strongly associated with vegetation structure and
composition. While large-scale monitoring of functions through remotely sensed map** of …

Peatland restoration increases water storage and attenuates downstream stormflow but does not guarantee an immediate reversal of long-term ecohydrological …

N Gatis, P Benaud, K Anderson, J Ashe… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Peatland restoration is experiencing a global upsurge as a tool to protect and provide
various ecosystem services. As the range of peatland types being restored diversifies, do …

[HTML][HTML] Testing the contribution of multi-source remote sensing features for random forest classification of the greater amanzule tropical peatland

AO Amoakoh, P Aplin, KT Awuah… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tropical peatlands such as Ghana's Greater Amanzule peatland are highly valuable
ecosystems and under great pressure from anthropogenic land use activities. Accurate …

A deep learning approach for high‐resolution map** of Scottish peatland degradation

F Macfarlane, C Robb, M Coull… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Peat makes up approximately a quarter of Scotland's soil by area. Healthy, undisturbed,
peatland habitats are critical to providing resilient biodiversity and habitat support, water …

Peat Drainage Ditch Map** from Aerial Imagery using a convolutional neural network

C Robb, A Pickard, JL Williamson, A Fitch, C Evans - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study trialled a convolutional neural net (CNN)-based approach to map** peat
ditches from aerial imagery. Peat ditches were dug in the last century to improve peat …

[HTML][HTML] Towards standardised large-scale monitoring of peatland habitats through fine-scale drone-derived vegetation map**

J Steenvoorden, N Leestemaker, D Kooij, W Crowley… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Northern peatlands provide key climate regulating services by sequestering and storing
atmospheric carbon as peat, but also provide habitat for specialised plant and animal …