Spatial monitoring of grassland management using multi-temporal satellite imagery
Spatial monitoring of grassland management is crucial for ecosystem assessment and the
establishment of sustainable agriculture. Switzerland is covered by large areas of small …
establishment of sustainable agriculture. Switzerland is covered by large areas of small …
Predicting habitat quality of protected dry grasslands using Landsat NDVI phenology
Dry grasslands are species rich and ecologically valuable habitats that have experienced a
massive decline in Switzerland during the last century due to agricultural intensification and …
massive decline in Switzerland during the last century due to agricultural intensification and …
Effects of urban structure on plant species richness in a large European city
KJ Schmidt, HH Poppendieck, K Jensen - Urban Ecosystems, 2014 - Springer
Urban areas have developed under anthropogenic impact and hence feature strongly
altered environmental conditions that influence today's plant species distribution. Generally …
altered environmental conditions that influence today's plant species distribution. Generally …
Near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) predicts non‐structural carbohydrate concentrations in different tissue types of a broad range of tree species
The allocation of non‐structural carbohydrates (NSC s) to reserves constitutes an important
physiological mechanism associated with tree growth and survival. However, procedures for …
physiological mechanism associated with tree growth and survival. However, procedures for …
Determination of the food dye indigotine in cream by near-infrared spectroscopy technology combined with random forest model
S Zhang, Z Tan, J Liu, Z Xu, Z Du - … Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Artificial pigment is a common food additive in cream products. If added in excess, it will do
harm to human body. At present, there is no research on the detection of cream pigment by …
harm to human body. At present, there is no research on the detection of cream pigment by …
Predicting habitat affinities of plant species using commonly measured functional traits
Abstract Questions Heinz Ellenberg classically defined “indicator” scores for species
representing their typical positions along gradients of key environmental variables, and …
representing their typical positions along gradients of key environmental variables, and …
Threatened and specialist species suffer from increased wood cover and productivity in Swiss steppes
In Switzerland, steppe vegetation is restricted to inner alpine dry valleys in the West (Valais)
and the East (Grisons). They harbour many specialist and threatened species. In 2011, a …
and the East (Grisons). They harbour many specialist and threatened species. In 2011, a …
Optical trait indicators for remote sensing of plant species composition: Predictive power and seasonal variability
Most plant species feature similar biochemical compositions and thus similar spectral
signals. Still, empirical evidence suggests that the spectral discrimination of species and …
signals. Still, empirical evidence suggests that the spectral discrimination of species and …
Ecological indicator values and life history traits of terricolous lichens of the Western Carpathians
AD Košuthová, J Šibík - Ecological Indicators, 2013 - Elsevier
Plant indicator values are widely used in ecological studies, but they are not well developed
for cryptogams, what prevents their application in some environments such as lichen-rich …
for cryptogams, what prevents their application in some environments such as lichen-rich …
Using statistical tests on relative ecological indicator values to compare vegetation units–Different approaches and weighting methods
Relative ecological indicators are frequently used tools in vegetation analyses. Despite their
ordinal nature, it has been shown that average indicator values can characterize an area …
ordinal nature, it has been shown that average indicator values can characterize an area …