Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands

FT Maestre, Y Le Bagousse-Pinguet… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Grazing represents the most extensive use of land worldwide. Yet its impacts on ecosystem
services remain uncertain because pervasive interactions between grazing pressure …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of using unmanned aerial system mounted sensors to measure plant above-ground biomass

A Bazrafkan, N Delavarpour, PG Oduor, N Bandillo… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Conventional measurement methods for above-ground biomass (AGB) are time-consuming,
inaccurate, and labor-intensive. Unmanned aerial systems (UASs) have emerged as a …

[HTML][HTML] Optical remote sensing in provisioning of ecosystem-functions analysis

P Vyvlečka, V Pechanec - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Keeping natural ecosystems and their functions in the proper condition is necessary. One of
the best contactless monitoring methods is remote sensing, especially optical remote …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] GCPs-free photogrammetry for estimating tree height and crown diameter in Arizona Cypress plantation using UAV-mounted GNSS RTK

M Pourreza, F Moradi, M Khosravi, A Deljouei… - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
One of the main challenges of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in forest data
acquisition is the implementation of Ground Control Points (GCPs) as a mandatory step …

[HTML][HTML] Aboveground forest biomass estimation using tent mapping atom search optimized backpropagation neural network with Landsat 8 and Sentinel-1A data

Z Chen, Z Sun, H Zhang, H Zhang, H Qiu - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Accurate forest biomass estimation serves as the foundation of forest management and
holds critical significance for a comprehensive understanding of forest carbon storage and …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of data density and integration on forest canopy cover mapping using sentinel-1 and sentinel-2 time series in Mediterranean oak forests

V Nasiri, SMM Sadeghi, F Moradi, S Afshari… - … International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Forest canopy cover (FCC) is one of the most important forest inventory parameters and
plays a critical role in evaluating forest functions. This study examines the potential of …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing spatial and temporal changes of natural capital in a typical semi-arid protected area based on an ecological footprint model

P Sobhani, H Esmaeilzadeh, SMM Sadeghi, ID Wolf… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Exploring spatial and temporal changes in protected areas (PAs) is essential for protecting
natural capital and creating a harmonious relationship between humans and nature. This …

[HTML][HTML] Estimate forest aboveground biomass of mountain by ICESat-2/ATLAS data interacting cokriging

H Song, L Xi, Q Shu, Z Wei, S Qiu - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
Compared with the previous full-waveform data, the new generation of ICESat-2/ATLAS
(Advanced Terrain Laser Altimeter System) has a larger footprint overlap density and a …

[HTML][HTML] Ormancılıkta makine öğrenmesi kullanımı

R Eker, KC Alkiş, Z Uçar, A Aydın - Turkish Journal of Forestry, 2023 - dergipark.org.tr
Gelişen teknolojiyle beraber diğer disiplinlerde olduğu gibi ormancılıkta da geleneksel
uygulamaların daha ekonomik, etkin, hızlı ve kolay yapılabilmesi için yenilikçi yaklaşımların …