Integrating remote sensing with ecology and evolution to advance biodiversity conservation

J Cavender-Bares, FD Schneider, MJ Santos… - Nature Ecology & …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Remote sensing has transformed the monitoring of life on Earth by revealing spatial and
temporal dimensions of biological diversity through structural, compositional and functional …

NASA's surface biology and geology designated observable: A perspective on surface imaging algorithms

K Cawse-Nicholson, PA Townsend, D Schimel… - Remote sensing of …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The 2017–2027 National Academies' Decadal Survey, Thriving on Our Changing
Planet, recommended Surface Biology and Geology (SBG) as a “Designated Targeted …

[HTML][HTML] Global 10 m land use land cover datasets: A comparison of dynamic world, world cover and esri land cover

ZS Venter, DN Barton, T Chakraborty, T Simensen… - Remote Sensing, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The European Space Agency's Sentinel satellites have laid the foundation for global land
use land cover (LULC) map** with unprecedented detail at 10 m resolution. We present a …

ForestGEO: Understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network

SJ Davies, I Abiem, KA Salim, S Aguilar, D Allen… - Biological …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
ForestGEO is a network of scientists and long-term forest dynamics plots (FDPs) spanning
the Earth's major forest types. ForestGEO's mission is to advance understanding of the …

[HTML][HTML] The InVEST habitat quality model associated with land use/cover changes: A qualitative case study of the Winike Watershed in the Omo-Gibe Basin …

A Berta Aneseyee, T Noszczyk, T Soromessa, E Elias - Remote Sensing, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
The contribution of biodiversity to the global economy, human survival, and welfare has
been increasing significantly, but the anthropogenic pressure as a threat to the pristine …

Individual tree-crown detection and species identification in heterogeneous forests using aerial RGB imagery and deep learning

M Beloiu, L Heinzmann, N Rehush, A Gessler… - Remote Sensing, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Automatic identification and map** of tree species is an essential task in forestry and
conservation. However, applications that can geolocate individual trees and identify their …

Maintaining forest cover to enhance temperature buffering under future climate change

E De Lombaerde, P Vangansbeke, J Lenoir… - Science of the Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Forest canopies buffer macroclimatic temperature fluctuations. However, we do not know if
and how the capacity of canopies to buffer understorey temperature will change with …

Using airborne LiDAR to map forest microclimate temperature buffering or amplification

E Gril, M Laslier, E Gallet-Moron, S Durrieu… - Remote Sensing of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Map** the microclimate effect of forest canopies on understory temperature requires
spatially explicit predictors at very fine spatial resolutions. Light Detection And Ranging …

Towards delivering on the sustainable development goals using earth observations

A Kavvada, G Metternicht, F Kerblat, N Mudau… - Remote Sensing of …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
With less than a decade left to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this
communication aims to improve understanding of the enabling environment that is essential …

Towards map** the diversity of canopy structure from space with GEDI

FD Schneider, A Ferraz, S Hancock… - Environmental …, 2020‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Plant biodiversity supports life on Earth and provides a range of important ecosystem
services, but is under severe pressure by global change. Structural diversity plays a crucial …