[HTML][HTML] Mapping tree species composition in a Caspian temperate mixed forest based on spectral-temporal metrics and machine learning

V Nasiri, M Beloiu, AA Darvishsefat, VC Griess… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The tree species composition (TSC) reflects a forest's tree species diversity and is relevant
for forest planning, biodiversity conservation, and forest resources management. Yet …

Impact of Iran's forest nationalization law on forest cover changes over six decades: A case study of a zagros sparse coppice oak forest

H Beygi Heidarlou, A Banj Shafiei, V Nasiri, MD Niţă… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Forest nationalization policies in developing countries have often led to a reduction in local
forest ownership rights and short-or long-term exploitative behaviors of stakeholders. The …

Improving forest detection using machine learning and remote sensing: A Case study in Southeastern Serbia

I Potić, Z Srdić, B Vakanjac, S Bakrač, D Đorđević… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Featured Application The primary application of this work is in environmental resource
management, specifically in the detection and monitoring of vegetation patterns and …

How do conservation policies, climate and socioeconomic changes impact Hyrcanian forests of northern Iran?

V Nasiri, HB Heidarlou, AA Alchin, F Moradi… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainable forest management (SFM) practices are required to conserve forest ecosystem
services. International agreements and national management plans have been developed …

Prediction of plant diversity using multi-seasonal remotely sensed and geodiversity data in a mountainous area

S Rahmanian, V Nasiri, A Amindin, S Karami, S Maleki… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plant diversity measurement and monitoring are required for reversing biodiversity loss and
ensuring sustainable management. Traditional methods have been using in situ …

Synergetic integration of SWAT and multi-objective optimization algorithms for evaluating efficiencies of agricultural best management practices to improve water …

Z Hashemi Aslani, V Nasiri, C Maftei, A Vaseashta - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nitrate is one of the most complicated forms of nitrogen found in aquatic surface systems,
which results in the eutrophication of the water. During the last few decades, due to …

Integration of radar and optical sentinel images for land use mapping in a complex landscape (case study: Arasbaran Protected Area)

V Nasiri, A Le Bris, AA Darvishsefat… - Arabian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Considering the importance of accurate and up-to-date land use/cover (LULC) maps and in
a situation of fast LULC changes, an accurate mapping of complex landscapes requires real …

Stand age controls canopy and soil rainfall partitioning in slash pine forests

SMM Sadeghi, JM Epstein, A Deljouei… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Changing forest structure with stand development is predicted to influence rainfall
partitioning, and thus impact forest management and conservation strategies. Extensive pine …

Spatial effects analysis of natural forest canopy cover based on spaceborne LiDAR and geostatistics

J Yu, L Xu, Q Shu, S Luo, L Xi - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Because of the high cost of manual surveys, the analysis of spatial change of forest structure
at the regional scale faces a difficult challenge. Spaceborne LiDAR can provide global scale …

Automatic 10 m Forest Cover Mapping in 2020 at China's Han River Basin by Fusing ESA Sentinel-1/Sentinel-2 Land Cover and Sentinel-2 near Real-Time Forest …

X Wang, Y Zhang, K Zhang - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Given the increasingly fragmented forest landscapes, it is necessary to map forest cover with
fine spatial resolution in a large area. The European Space Agency (ESA) released the 10 m …