In recent years, technological advances have led to the increasing use of unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs) for forestry applications. One emerging field for drone application is forest …

Individual mangrove tree parameters are necessary for the efficient management and
protection of this unique ecosystem, but to measure them using remote sensing (RS) is still a …

Pine wilt disease (PWD) is a global destructive threat to forests, having caused extreme
damage in China. Therefore, the establishment of an effective method to accurately monitor …

Abstract Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platforms and associated sensing technologies
are extensively utilized in precision agriculture. Using LiDAR and imaging sensors mounted …

Riparian vegetation is a central component of the hydrosystem. As such, it is often subject to
management practices that aim to influence its ecological, hydraulic or hydrological …

Abstract Purpose of Review Crown detection and measurement at the individual tree level
provide detailed information for accurate forest management. To efficiently acquire such …

Deep learning provides excellent potentials for hyperspectral images (HSIs) classification,
but it is infamous for requiring large amount of labeled samples while the collection of high …

Background: Pine wilt disease (PWD) is a major ecological concern in China that has
caused severe damage to millions of Chinese pines (Pinus tabulaeformis). To control the …

Understanding post-fire forest recovery is pivotal to the study of forest dynamics and global
carbon cycle. Field-based studies indicated a convex response of forest recovery rate to …

Forests are increasingly subject to a number of disturbances that can adversely influence
their health. Remote sensing offers an efficient alternative for assessing and monitoring …