Opportunities for seagrass research derived from remote sensing: A review of current methods

BK Veettil, RD Ward, MDAC Lima, M Stankovic… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Seagrass communities provide critical ecosystem and provisioning services for both human
populations and a wide range of associated species globally. However, it has been reported …

[HTML][HTML] A novel UAV-based approach for biomass prediction and grassland structure assessment in coastal meadows

MV Peciña, TF Bergamo, RD Ward, CB Joyce… - Ecological Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
Coastal meadows provide a wide range of ecosystem services worldwide. In order to better
target conservation efforts in these ecosystems, it is necessary to develop highly accurate …

Fine scale plant community assessment in coastal meadows using UAV based multispectral data

M Villoslada, TF Bergamo, RD Ward, NG Burnside… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Coastal meadows worldwide are subjected to habitat degradation due to abandonment,
intensification and the impacts of global change. In order to protect and restore these …

Spatial variation, environmental assessment and source identification of heavy metals in sediments of the Yangtze River Estuary

J Wang, R Liu, P Zhang, W Yu, Z Shen, C Feng - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2014 - Elsevier
In order to analyze the spatial distribution patterns, pollution sources and ecological risks of
heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn), 30 sediment samples were taken from in …

Estimation of wetland vegetation height and leaf area index using airborne laser scanning data

S Luo, C Wang, F Pan, X Xi, G Li, S Nie, S Xia - Ecological Indicators, 2015 - Elsevier
Wetland vegetation is a core component of wetland ecosystems. Wetland vegetation
structural parameters, such as height and leaf area index (LAI) are important variables …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning classification and accuracy assessment from high-resolution images of coastal wetlands

R Martínez Prentice, M Villoslada Peciña, RD Ward… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
High-resolution images obtained by multispectral cameras mounted on Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles (UAVs) are helping to capture the heterogeneity of the environment in images that …

[HTML][HTML] From UAV to PlanetScope: Upscaling fractional cover of an invasive species Rosa rugosa

TF Bergamo, RS de Lima, T Kull, RD Ward… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Invasive plant species pose a direct threat to biodiversity and ecosystem services. Among
these, Rosa rugosa has had a severe impact on Baltic coastal ecosystems in recent …

Classification of expansive grassland species in different growth stages based on hyperspectral and LiDAR data

A Marcinkowska-Ochtyra, A Jarocińska, K Bzdęga… - Remote Sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
Expansive species classification with remote sensing techniques offers great support for
botanical field works aimed at detection of their distribution within areas of conservation …

Categorizing grassland vegetation with full-waveform airborne laser scanning: A feasibility study for detecting Natura 2000 habitat types

A Zlinszky, A Schroiff, A Kania, B Deák, W Mücke… - Remote Sensing, 2014 - mdpi.com
There is increasing demand for reliable, high-resolution vegetation maps covering large
areas. Airborne laser scanning data is available for large areas with high resolution and …

Fine-scale vertical position as an indicator of vegetation in alkali grasslands–Case study based on remotely sensed data

B Deák, O Valkó, C Alexander, W Mücke… - … , Functional Ecology of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Vertical position is an important driver of vegetation zonation at multiple scales, via
determining abiotic environmental parameters, such as climate, soil properties and water …