Mask, Train, Repeat! Artificial Intelligence for Quantitative Wood Anatomy [PDF]
The recent developments in artificial intelligence have the potential to facilitate new research methods in ecology. Especially Deep Convolutional Neural Networks (DCNNs) have been shown to outperform other approaches in automatic image analyses. Here we
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Quantitative Wood Anatomy—Practical Guidelines [PDF]
Quantitative wood anatomy analyzes the variability of xylem anatomical features in trees, shrubs and herbaceous species to address research questions related to plant functioning, growth and environment.
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Tree ring segmentation using UNEt TRansformer neural network on stained microsections for quantitative wood anatomy [PDF]
Forests are critical in the terrestrial carbon cycle, and the knowledge of their response to ongoing climate change will be crucial for determining future carbon fluxes and climate trajectories.
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Editorial: Quantitative wood anatomy to explore tree responses to global change [PDF]
Ignacio Garcia-Gonzalez +2 more
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Enabling high-throughput quantitative wood anatomy through a dedicated pipeline [PDF]
Throughout their lifetime, trees store valuable environmental information within their wood. Unlocking this information requires quantitative analysis, in most cases of the surface of wood.
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Quantitative wood anatomy of Juniperus excelsa from Lebanon as a potential hydroclimate archive [PDF]
The Middle East and North Africa is a hotspot for negative climate change impacts and potentially for conflicts over water resources. To protect future generations from destabilization and marginalization, governments need to consider the impact of ...
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SabaTracheid 1.0: A Novel Program for Quantitative Analysis of Conifer Wood Anatomy — A Demonstration on African Juniper From the Blue Nile Basin [PDF]
Knowledge about past climates, especially at a seasonal time scale, is important as it allows informed decisions to be made to mitigate future climate change.
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Q-NET – a new scholarly network on quantitative wood anatomy
Abstract Quantitative wood anatomy (QWA) is a dynamic research approach of increasing interest that can provide answers to a wide range of research questions across different disciplines. However, the lack of common protocols and knowledge gaps hinder the realisation of the full potential of QWA.
Alan Crivellaro +2 more
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Wood Anatomy of Douglas-Fir in Eastern Arizona and Its Relationship With Pacific Basin Climate
Dendroclimatic reconstructions, which are a well-known tool for extending records of climatic variability, have recently been expanded by using wood anatomical parameters.
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