Remote sensing of terrestrial plant biodiversity
Biodiversity is essential to healthy ecosystem function, influencing productivity and
resilience to disturbance. Biodiversity loss endangers essential ecosystem services and …
resilience to disturbance. Biodiversity loss endangers essential ecosystem services and …
Mapping tree species diversity in temperate montane forests using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 imagery and topography data
Detailed information on spatial patterns of tree species diversity (TSD) is essential for
biodiversity assessment, forest disturbance monitoring, and the management and …
biodiversity assessment, forest disturbance monitoring, and the management and …
Plant beta-diversity across biomes captured by imaging spectroscopy
AK Schweiger, E Laliberté - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Monitoring the rapid and extensive changes in plant species distributions occurring
worldwide requires large-scale, continuous and repeated biodiversity assessments. Imaging …
worldwide requires large-scale, continuous and repeated biodiversity assessments. Imaging …
Factors influencing the occurrence and distribution of microplastics in coastal sediments: from source to sink
X Sun, T Wang, B Chen, AM Booth, S Liu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution is attracting growing global attention, but little is known about the
factors influencing MP occurrence and distributions in marine sediments. Here, MPs were …
factors influencing MP occurrence and distributions in marine sediments. Here, MPs were …
Spatial resolution, spectral metrics and biomass are key aspects in estimating plant species richness from spectral diversity in species‐rich grasslands
C Rossi, M Kneubühler, M Schütz… - Remote Sensing in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing evidence suggests that remotely sensed spectral diversity is linked to plant
species richness. However, a conflicting spectral diversity–biodiversity relationship in …
species richness. However, a conflicting spectral diversity–biodiversity relationship in …
Partitioning plant spectral diversity into alpha and beta components
Plant spectral diversity–how plants differentially interact with solar radiation–is an integrator
of plant chemical, structural, and taxonomic diversity that can be remotely sensed. We …
of plant chemical, structural, and taxonomic diversity that can be remotely sensed. We …
[HTML][HTML] Inferring plant functional diversity from space: the potential of Sentinel-2
Plant functional diversity (FD) is an important component of biodiversity that characterizes
the variability of functional traits within a community, landscape, or even large spatial scales …
the variability of functional traits within a community, landscape, or even large spatial scales …
[HTML][HTML] Explaining discrepancies between spectral and in-situ plant diversity in multispectral satellite earth observation
In light of the ongoing global biodiversity crisis, the urge to monitor and map terrestrial plant
biodiversity at large spatial extents has spurred research on adequate quantitative methods …
biodiversity at large spatial extents has spurred research on adequate quantitative methods …
The relationship between spectral and plant diversity: Disentangling the influence of metrics and habitat types at the landscape scale
Biodiversity monitoring is crucial for ecosystem conservation, but ground data collection is
limited by cost, time, and scale. Remote sensing is a convenient approach providing …
limited by cost, time, and scale. Remote sensing is a convenient approach providing …
Estimating tree species diversity from space in an alpine conifer forest: The Rao's Q diversity index meets the spectral variation hypothesis
Forests cover about 30% of the Earth surface, they are among the most biodiverse terrestrial
ecosystems and represent the bulk of many ecological processes and services. The …
ecosystems and represent the bulk of many ecological processes and services. The …