Remote sensing for monitoring tropical dryland forests: A review of current research, knowledge gaps and future directions for Southern Africa
Climate change, manifest via rising temperatures, extreme drought, and associated
anthropogenic activities, has a negative impact on the health and development of tropical …
anthropogenic activities, has a negative impact on the health and development of tropical …
A systematic review of vegetation phenology in Africa
The study of vegetation phenology is important because it is a sensitive indicator of climate
changes and it regulates carbon, energy and water fluxes between the land and …
changes and it regulates carbon, energy and water fluxes between the land and …
[HTML][HTML] Phenology of short vegetation cycles in a Kenyan rangeland from PlanetScope and Sentinel-2
The short revisit times afforded by recently-deployed optical satellite sensors that acquire 3–
30 m resolution imagery provide new opportunities to study seasonal vegetation dynamics …
30 m resolution imagery provide new opportunities to study seasonal vegetation dynamics …
Three decades of multi-dimensional change in global leaf phenology
Abstract Changes in the phenology of vegetation activity may accelerate or dampen rates of
climate change by altering energy exchanges between the land surface and the …
climate change by altering energy exchanges between the land surface and the …
Assessing spring phenology of a temperate woodland: A multiscale comparison of ground, unmanned aerial vehicle and Landsat satellite observations
The monitoring of forest phenology in a cost-effective manner, at a fine spatial scale and
over relatively large areas remains a significant challenge. To address this issue, unmanned …
over relatively large areas remains a significant challenge. To address this issue, unmanned …
Tracking forest phenology and seasonal physiology using digital repeat photography: a critical assessment
Digital repeat photography is becoming widely used for near‐surface remote sensing of
vegetation. Canopy greenness, which has been used extensively for phenological …
vegetation. Canopy greenness, which has been used extensively for phenological …
Spatial patterns and temporal dynamics in savanna vegetation phenology across the North Australian Tropical Transect
The phenology of a landscape is a key parameter in climate and biogeochemical cycle
models and its correct representation is central to the accurate simulation of carbon, water …
models and its correct representation is central to the accurate simulation of carbon, water …
Warming shortens flowering seasons of tundra plant communities
Advancing phenology is one of the most visible effects of climate change on plant
communities, and has been especially pronounced in temperature-limited tundra …
communities, and has been especially pronounced in temperature-limited tundra …
Continuous observation of tree leaf area index at ecosystem scale using upward-pointing digital cameras
Understanding the dynamics of leaf area index (LAI) at ecosystem scale is critical for
evaluating and modeling the response of vegetation to environmental variability and …
evaluating and modeling the response of vegetation to environmental variability and …
Terrestrial hydrological controls on land surface phenology of African savannas and woodlands
This paper presents a continental‐scale phenological analysis of African savannas and
woodlands. We apply an array of synergistic vegetation and hydrological data records from …
woodlands. We apply an array of synergistic vegetation and hydrological data records from …