Remote sensing for monitoring tropical dryland forests: A review of current research, knowledge gaps and future directions for Southern Africa

RM David, NJ Rosser… - Environmental Research …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Climate change, manifest via rising temperatures, extreme drought, and associated
anthropogenic activities, has a negative impact on the health and development of tropical …

Spatio-temporal mixed pixel analysis of savanna ecosystems: a review

HS Nghiyalwa, M Urban, J Baade, IPJ Smit… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Reliable estimates of savanna vegetation constituents (ie, woody and herbaceous
vegetation) are essential as they are both responders and drivers of global change. The …

Spatial pattern of changing vegetation dynamics and its driving factors across the Yangtze River basin in chongqing: a geodetector-based study

B Yao, L Ma, H Si, S Li, X Gong, X Wang - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Revealing the spatial dynamics of vegetation change in Chongqing and their driving
mechanisms is of major value to regional ecological management and conservation. Using …

Examining vegetation change and associated spatial patterns in Wuyishan National Park at different protection levels

M Fan, K Liao, D Lu, D Li - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Examining the characteristics of vegetation change and associated spatial patterns under
different protection levels can provide a scientific basis for national park protection and …

Vegetation dynamics and climatological drivers in Ethiopia at the turn of the century

C Muir, J Southworth, R Khatami, H Herrero, B Akyapı - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Global change, particularly climate change, poses a risk of altering vegetation composition
and health. The consequences manifest throughout Earth's system as a change in …

Precipitation, vegetation productivity, and human impacts control home range size of elephants in dryland systems in northern Namibia

L Benitez, JW Kilian, G Wittemyer… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Climatic variability, resource availability, and anthropogenic impacts heavily influence an
animal's home range. This makes home range size an effective metric for understanding …

Specialty grand challenge: Remote sensing time series analysis

J Southworth, C Muir - Frontiers in Remote Sensing, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The globe is currently undergoing a range of alarming changes related to social and
environmental systems, and the links between the two. Our ability as researchers to study …

Satellite Remote Sensing for Environmental Sustainable Development Goals: A Review of Applications for Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas

MJ McCarthy, HV Herrero, SA Insalaco… - Remote Sensing …, 2025 - Elsevier
With few years left to achieve the vital United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), member nations must urgently leverage technological advancements in …

[HTML][HTML] Shifting vegetation phenology in protected areas: A response to climate change

I Ontel, S Avram, CA Gheorghe, MI Niculae… - Ecological …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study comprehensively examined the impact of climate change on vegetation
phenology within Romanian protected areas (PAs), focusing on critical phenological …

Assessing Protected Area Zoning Effectiveness With Remote Sensing Data: The Case of Nahuel Huapi National Park, Argentina

MD Rivarola, J Dein, D Simberloff… - Frontiers in Remote …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Protected areas (PAs) remain the most important tool to prevent biodiversity loss and habitat
degradation worldwide, but the formal creation of a PA constitutes only the first step. In …