Detecting green-attacked trees on satellite imagery with high accuracy provides very
important broad-scale tools required to control the spreads of infestations to healthy trees …

Natural disturbances induced by insect outbreaks have increased in forest ecosystems over
the past decades. To minimize economic loss and prevent a mass outbreak, early detection …

The European spruce bark beetle Ips typographus, L.(hereafter bark beetle), causes major
economic loss to the forest industry in Europe, especially in Norway Spruce (Picea abies) …

Planted forests in South Africa have been affected by an increasing number of economically
damaging fires over the past four decades. They constitute a major threat to the forestry …

Solanum mauritianum is a highly destructive and resourceful plant invader, resulting in
severe economic and ecological damage. Detecting and mapping the spatial distribution of …

Eucalyptus plantations are an important contributor to the South African economy and are
geographically concentrated in the productive Zululand region. However, this area is …

Pine shoot beetle (PSB, Tomicus spp.) outbreaks cause widespread Yunnan pine (Pinus
yunnanensis Franch) mortality in southwestern China. Early identification of PSB attacks …

Commercial forestry plantations are an important and valuable segment of the South African
economy and forest managers are required to maximise and sustain forest productivity …

Discriminating forest species is crucial for effective management of commercial forest
plantations. Whereas several variants of vegetation indices have commonly been used to …

Defoliation induced by the weevil Gonipterus scutellatus is causing significant damage to
South Africa's eucalyptus plantations. Therefore, the ability of remote sensing to detect and …