Application of drone technologies in surface water resources monitoring and assessment: A systematic review of progress, challenges, and opportunities in the global …

M Sibanda, O Mutanga, VGP Chimonyo, AD Clulow… - Drones, 2021 - mdpi.com
Accurate and timely information on surface water quality and quantity is critical for various
applications, including irrigation agriculture. In-field water quality and quantity data from …

Wetland hydrological dynamics and methane emissions

S Cui, P Liu, H Guo, CK Nielsen, JWM Pullens… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Wetlands are the largest and most uncertain biological source of atmospheric methane, with
hydrological fluctuations exacerbating this uncertainty. Here we critically explore the …

An object-based image analysis workflow for monitoring shallow-water aquatic vegetation in multispectral drone imagery

D Chabot, C Dillon, A Shemrock, N Weissflog… - … International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
High-resolution drone aerial surveys combined with object-based image analysis are
transforming our capacity to monitor and manage aquatic vegetation in an era of invasive …

[HTML][HTML] RGB vs. Multispectral imagery: Mapping aapa mire plant communities with UAVs

F Wolff, THM Kolari, M Villoslada, T Tahvanainen… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plant communities of mires can be linked to important ecological processes, such as carbon
storage and gas fluxes. As indicators of ecosystem dynamics, knowledge about their …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing multispectral and hyperspectral UAV data for detecting peatland vegetation patterns

Y Pang, A Räsänen, F Wolff, T Tahvanainen… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Northern peatland vegetation exhibits fine-scale spatial and spectral heterogeneity that can
potentially be captured with uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) data due to their ultra-high …

Petroleum exploration increases methane emissions from northern peatlands

M Strack, S Hayne, J Lovitt, GJ McDermid… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Peatlands are globally significant sources of atmospheric methane (CH4). In the northern
hemisphere, extensive geologic exploration activities have occurred to map petroleum …

Challenges and Limitations of Remote Sensing Applications in Northern Peatlands: Present and Future Prospects

AYA Abdelmajeed, R Juszczak - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
This systematic literature review (SLR) provides a comprehensive overview of remote
sensing (RS) applications in northern peatlands from 2017 to 2022, utilising various …

Wetlands in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region: the nexus between wetland hydrological function and resource extraction

O Volik, M Elmes, R Petrone, E Kessel… - Environmental …, 2020 - cdnsciencepub.com
Oil sands development within the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) has accelerated in
recent decades, causing alteration to natural ecosystems including wetlands that perform …

Determining subarctic peatland vegetation using an unmanned aerial system (UAS)

M Palace, C Herrick, J DelGreco, D Finnell… - Remote Sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
Rising global temperatures tied to increases in greenhouse gas emissions are impacting
high latitude regions, leading to changes in vegetation composition and feedbacks to …

Seismic line disturbance alters soil physical and chemical properties across boreal forest and peatland soils

SJ Davidson, EM Goud, C Franklin… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Industrial activities for resource extraction have led to a network of seismic lines across
Canada's boreal regions where peatlands often make up over 50% of the landscape. These …