Arthropod pest outbreaks are unpredictable and not uniformly distributed within fields. Early
outbreak detection and treatment application are inherent to effective pest management …

Protecting and enhancing forest carbon sinks is considered a natural solution for mitigating
climate change. However, the increasing frequency, intensity, and duration of droughts due …

The measurement of tree height has long been an important tree attribute for the purpose of
calculating tree growth, volume, and biomass, which in turn deliver important ecological and …

The development of methods that can accurately detect physiological stress in forest trees
caused by biotic or abiotic factors is vital for ensuring productive forest systems that can …

Establishing field inventories can be labor intensive, logistically challenging and expensive.
Optimizing a sample to derive accurate forest attribute predictions is a key management …

Smartphones with their capability to receive Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)
signals can be currently considered the most common devices used for positioning tasks …

Individual tree detection algorithms (ITD) are used to obtain accurate information about
trees. Following the process of individual tree detection, it is possible to use additional …

Poor reforestation outcomes imply failure to fulfill program goals and tend to erode
institutional willpower and political momentum towards reforestation efforts, affecting both …

The development and proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in recent years
presents a new data collection opportunity for invasive alien plant (IAP) research. The …

Traditional nursery seedling detection often uses manual sampling counting and height
measurement with rulers. This is not only inefficient and inaccurate, but it requires many …