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Geocarto International, 2023 Rapidly determining the density of effective gerbil holes is ecologically important but technically challenging. However, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) offer new methods to identify effective gerbil holes and understand the spatial relationships ...
Guimei Qi +4 more
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Geocarto International, 2023 Predicting future urban land-use scenarios and assessing their encroachment on ecological land is important for sustainability policy formulation. This study develops a new Futureland model using cellular automata with user-defined transformation rules ...
Mengrong Xi +6 more
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A composite index of formal sovereignty for small islands and coastal territories
Island Studies Journal, 2020 We build a composite index of formal sovereignty as an alternative to the binary classification ‘Sovereign vs Affiliated’ for the purpose of a comparative, quantitative analysis on a large sample of small islands.
François Alberti
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Geocarto International, 2023 Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have shown impressive results in the hyperspectral image (HSI) classification. However, they still face certain limitations that can impact their effectiveness.
Linfeng Wu, Huajun Wang
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Geocarto InternationalLand use and appearance have a significant effect on our surroundings and natural assets. This study investigates how land usage has changed over the last twenty years using a statistical independence assessment and CA (Cellular Automata) Markov process ...
Akash Behera +5 more
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Caring for the Environment and the Mitigation of Natural Extreme Events in Gau Island, Fiji Islands [PDF]
Island Studies Journal, 2006 Since 2001, the villagers in Vanuaso Tikina, Gau Island, Fiji, have collaborated with the University of the South Pacific to manage their environmental resources to prepare them for difficult and challenging times ahead.
Joeli Veitayaki
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Geocarto International, 2023 Transboundary forests in the Himalayas are one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, but exploring the patterns and influencing factors related to forest disturbance-recovery is still limited.
Bohao Cui +6 more
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Geocarto InternationalThis study explored the spatial variability of surface soil moisture (SSM) and its explanatory variables during distinct monsoon periods in the Northwest Shandong Plain using geo-statistical techniques and the Optimal Parameters-based Geographical ...
Chenglei Hou +4 more
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A critical analysis of the impact of Island Studies Journal: retrospect and prospect [PDF]
Island Studies Journal, 2015 This paper offers a critical review and reflection on the first decade of publishing of scholarly and review articles in Island Studies Journal. Following brief comments on the politics of publishing in any field, and in island studies per se, attention ...
Elaine Stratford
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An algorithm for retrieving aerosol optical depth from Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager in Vietnam
Geocarto International, 2023 High-resolution aerosol products offer advantages over lower spatial-resolution products for monitoring pollution in urban areas and industrial zones. Therefore, in this study we develop a Landsat 8 algorithm to retrieve aerosol optical depth (AOD) based
Vinh Tran Tuan +3 more
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