remote sensing

Near-real time forecasting and change detection for an open ecosystem with complex natural dynamics

[Access the paper here.](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2020.05.017) Managing fire, water, biodiversity and carbon stocks can greatly benefit from early warning of changes in the state of vegetation. While near-real time tools to detect forest …

RReTool

Developing remote-sensing tools for natural resource management

Monitoring the critically endangered Clanwilliam cedar with freely available Google Earth imagery

[Access the paper here.](https://dx.doi.org/10.7717%2Fpeerj.7005) Monitoring of species and populations is essential for biodiversity observation and reporting at local, national and global scales, but can be an exceedingly difficult task for many, …

Allometric equations for integrating remote sensing imagery into forest monitoring programmes

[Access the paper here.](https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13388) Remote sensing is revolutionizing the way we study forests, and recent technological advances mean we are now able - for the first time - to identify and measure the crown dimensions of …

Defining functional biomes and monitoring their change globally

[Access the paper here.](https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13367) Biomes are important constructs for organizing understanding of how the worlds' major terrestrial ecosystems differ from one another and for monitoring change in these ecosystems. Yet …