Antarctica plays a central role in regulating global climatic and oceanographic patterns and
is an integral part of global climate change discussions. The functioning of Antarctica's …

Remote sensing is a very powerful tool that has been used to identify, map and monitor
Antarctic features and processes for nearly one century. Satellite remote sensing plays the …

Mangrove forests are vulnerable ecosystems that require broad-scale monitoring. Various
solutions based on satellite imagery have emerged for this purpose but still suffer from the …

Monitoring for assessment of natural disasters, such as volcanic eruptions, presents a
methodological challenge for the scientific community. Here, we present Unmanned Aerial …

Abstract Digital Soil Mapping includes quantitative estimations of soil attributes in areas with
little or no soil information, being important in remote landscapes such as the Antarctic ice …

Terrestrial vegetation communities across Antarctica are characteristically sparse,
presenting a challenge for mapping their occurrence using remote sensing at the continent …

Rugulopteryx okamurae is a species of brown macroalgae belonging to the Dictyotaceae
family and native to the north-western Pacific. As an Invasive Alien Species (IAS), it was first …

Climate change and associated Arctic amplification cause a degradation of permafrost
which in turn has major implications for the environment. The potential turnover of frozen …

Expansion of Antarctic vegetation in ice-free areas underlines the need for effective remote
sensing techniques to properly monitor the changes. Detection and mapping of vegetation …

Remote sensing has evolved as an alternative to traditional techniques in the spatio-
temporal monitoring of the Antarctic ecosystem, especially with the rapid expansion of the …