Recent advances in the remote sensing of insects

MW Rhodes, JJ Bennie, A Spalding… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Remote sensing has revolutionised many aspects of ecological research, enabling
spatiotemporal data to be collected in an efficient and highly automated manner. The last …

Herbivores in Arctic ecosystems: Effects of climate change and implications for carbon and nutrient cycling

AM Koltz, L Gough, JR McLaren - … of the New York Academy of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Arctic terrestrial herbivores influence tundra carbon and nutrient dynamics through their
consumption of resources, waste production, and habitat‐modifying behaviors. The strength …

Tundra plant above-ground biomass and shrub dominance mapped across the North Slope of Alaska

LT Berner, P Jantz, KD Tape… - Environmental Research …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Arctic tundra is becoming greener and shrubbier due to recent warming. This is impacting
climate feedbacks and wildlife, yet the spatial distribution of plant biomass in tundra …

Vegetation dynamics and its response to climate change in the Yellow River Basin, China

C Zhan, C Liang, L Zhao, S Jiang, K Niu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As an important ecological corridor, the Yellow River basin (YRB) is crucial for the eco-
environmental security and sustainable socio-economic development of China. Systematic …

Arthropod biomass increase in spring correlates with NDVI in grassland habitat

M Fernández-Tizón, T Emmenegger, J Perner… - The Science of …, 2020 - Springer
Data from remote sensing are often used as proxies to quantify biological processes,
especially at large geographical scales. The normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) …

Resilient responses by bats to a severe wildfire: conservation implications

L Ancillotto, L Bosso, P Conti, D Russo - Animal Conservation, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Wildfires shape ecosystems globally, yet little is known on their effects on wildlife distribution
and spatial behaviour. We used bats as models to test the effects of fire on ecosystems …

Identifying managerial legacies within conservation corridors using remote sensing and grasshoppers as bioindicators

KJ Theron, JS Pryke, MJ Samways - Ecological Applications, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity conservation under global change requires effective management of key
biodiversity areas, even areas not under formal protection. Natural grassland conservation …

Interspecific and interpopulation variation in individual diet specialization: Do environmental factors have a role?

E Lunghi, R Manenti, F Cianferoni, F Ceccolini… - Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Individual diet specialization (IS) has important community‐and population‐level
implications and its ecological drivers are actively investigated. Here, to test the hypothesis …

Comparative assessment of satellite‐and drone‐based vegetation indices to predict arthropod biomass in shrub‐steppes

J Traba, J Gómez‐Catasús, A Barrero… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Arthropod biomass is a key element in ecosystem functionality and a basic food item for
many species. It must be estimated through traditional costly field sampling, normally at just …

Combined use of in situ hyperspectral vegetation indices for estimating pasture biomass at peak productive period for harvest decision

X Tong, L Duan, T Liu, VP Singh - Precision Agriculture, 2019 - Springer
Since the typical destructive methods for measuring aboveground biomass (AGB) have
many limitations, a variety of non-destructive techniques have been developed. In this …