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Canopy Height Estimation Using Sentinel Series Images through Machine Learning Models in a Mangrove Forest

Remote Sensing, 2020
Canopy height serves as a good indicator of forest carbon content. Remote sensing-based direct estimations of canopy height are usually based on Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) or Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) interferometric data.
Sujit Madhab Ghosh, Mukunda Dev Behera, Somnath Paramanik   +2 more
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A mosaic of microclimates: biodiversity outcomes and wildlife habitat potential in large‐scale solar facilities

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid global expansion of photovoltaic (PV) solar facilities, now comprising nearly 80% of the recent and projected growth of renewable electricity, represents one of the most significant land‐use changes of the 21st century. While PV facilities are critical for decarbonising energy systems, their large spatial footprint and infrastructure
Tom Armstrong, Caleb L. Loughran, Joshua R. Ennen, Kristoffer H. Wild, Eric J. Nordberg   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Orchard netting impacts on biodiversity leading to cascading effects at the ecosystem level

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agriculture must ensure food production without further compromising the ecosystem functions upon which it depends. Agricultural practices should therefore avoid harming farmland biodiversity, especially of taxa that supply the key ecosystem services (e.g.
Corrado Alessandrini, Karan Sethi, Emanuela Granata, Ekaterina Mogilnaia, Valeria Vitangeli, Giovanni Zanfei, Chiara Fedrigotti, Paolo Biella, Dino Scaravelli, Luigi Marchesi, Péter Batáry, Diego Rubolini, Paolo Pedrini, Mattia Brambilla   +13 more
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An approach to detect and map forest canopy layers in Swiss mountain forests using nationwide airborne laser scanning data

International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation
Understanding vertical forest structure is essential for forest management and is strongly linked to ecosystem functioning. In countries with protective forests, sustainable management is key to protecting humans and infrastructure from natural hazards ...
Alexander Bast, Martina L. Hobi, Christian Ginzler, Livia Piermattei, Christoph Fischer, Petia S. Nikolova, Leon J. Bührle, Tobias Kalt, Frank Graf   +8 more
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The gardener's dilemma: Biodiversity change in cities and what we can do about it

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Françoise Cardou
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamics of biotic resistance to plant invasions

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biotic resistance, the reduction in invasion success caused by native communities, plays an important role in the long‐term dynamics of biological invasions. A large body of empirical research on biotic resistance has accumulated since the last comprehensive review on the subject 20 years ago, enabling us to achieve a refined understanding of ...
Christine S. Sheppard, Joshua I. Brian, Wayne Dawson, Petr Dostál, Franz Essl, Michal Gruntman, Tina Heger, Mark van Kleunen, Mialy Razanajatovo, Lena C. Reimann, Frank M. Schurr, Montserrat Vilà, Florencia A. Yannelli, Marina Golivets   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

What drives animal responses to high severity fire? The role of functional traits

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fire regimes are changing worldwide, with increases in the frequency, extent, and severity of fires posing growing risks to biodiversity. Fire severity – the degree of habitat alteration following fire – strongly influences both immediate survival and long‐term recovery of fauna.
Grace A. Vielleux, Trent D. Penman, Victoria A. Reynolds, Matthew H. Swan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deep learning-driven forest canopy height mapping in boreal regions through multi-source remote sensing fusion: Integrating Sentinel-1/2, PALSAR, and ICESat-2/LVIS data

International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation
Forest canopy height is a key indicator for estimating forest carbon sinks and managing vegetation growth. Existing methods for fusing optical and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data still have limitations in canopy height estimation for boreal ...
Chenxi Liu, Wei Gong, Shuo Shi, Tong Wang, Tao Xu, Zixi Shi, Jiayun Niu   +6 more
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Zero Deforestation Commitments and Industry 4.0 Enabling Technologies: An Analysis of Their Role in Mitigating Deforestation

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the role of corporate zero‐deforestation commitments (ZDCs) and Industry 4.0 (I4.0) enabling technologies in mitigating deforestation. Drawing on data from 110 companies included in the Forest 500 dataset, the research explores whether sustainability commitments and digital innovation influence firms' deforestation ...
Valentina Beretta, Eugenia Parodi, Celine Buschmann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

When Nature Counts: Corporate Biodiversity Attention and Access to Bank Finance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether corporate attention to biodiversity influences firms' access to bank loans, an overlooked question in the emerging biodiversity–finance literature. Using a novel, text‐based measure constructed from 446 biodiversity‐related keywords and applied to Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2000 to 2023, we show that ...
Ruxiao Li, Bo Zhang, Zhang‐Hangjian Chen, Hafiz Hoque   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source