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Monitoring of Crustose Coralline Algae Using Low‐Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Intertidal Reefs

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
High‐resolution visible‐light imagery from low‐altitude unmanned aerial vehicles, combined with superpixel segmentation and a Random Forest classifier, provides an efficient and scalable framework for mapping and monitoring crustose coralline algae and reef habitats.
Po‐Chien Lin, Han‐Yang Yeh, Zhi‐Cheng Huang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping Scytonemin Pigment Content and Biocrust Functional Indicators Using High‐Resolution Multispectral Imagery

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
We demonstrate that high‐resolution multispectral imagery combined with machine learning can accurately predict key biocrust functional indicators, particularly the UV‐protective pigment scytonemin, across dryland ecosystems. Using fine‐scale imagery acquired in the Chihuahuan Desert and Colorado Plateau, we identified spectral bands strongly ...
Raúl Román, Tong Qiu, Fernando T. Maestre, Elizabeth A. La Rue, Sergio Vargas Zesati, Anthony Schaefer, Ryan V. Trexler, Nicole Pietrasiak, Estelle Couradeau   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Software-Only Registration and Cross-Spectral Classification of Unsynchronized RGB-LWIR Video: A Multisensor Benchmark for Conveyor-Based Waste Sorting. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Akdemir B, Yuksel SE.
europepmc   +1 more source

Fusion or Confusion? Assessing the Impact of Visible‐Thermal Image Fusion for Automated Wildlife Detection

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
This study evaluates the performances of synchronous aerial visible (VIS) and thermal infrared (TIR) imagery for detecting great blue heron (Ardea herodias) nests and individuals using a YOLO11n model. VIS and TIR images were automatically aligned using deep learning, and both early and late fusion approaches were tested.
Camille Dionne‐Pierre, Samuel Foucher, Jérôme Théau, Jérôme Lemaître, Patrick Charbonneau, Maxime Brousseau, Mathieu Varin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synthetic Imagery Improves Ecological Classification When Real Data Are Scarce, Not Direct Substitutes

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Image generation models can create synthetic ecological datasets and potentially alleviate limitations from sparse real data. Using 20 tree genera across community‐science and street‐view imagery, we tested whether synthetic images could replace or supplement real data for image classification.
Thomas A. Lake, Brennen T. Farrell, Ross K. Meentemeyer, Chris M. Jones   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Application of Autonomous Fixed‐Wing Drones in the Sub‐Antarctic Operating Beyond Visual Line of Sight to Enable Large Area, Multi‐Species Population Monitoring in a Changing Environment

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Autonomous fixed‐wing drones operating beyond visual line of sight of the pilot were used to conduct the first aerial, multi‐species baseline reference survey at the sub‐Antarctic island of South Georgia. Long‐term population monitoring in this remote, challenging environment has historically proved difficult, with terrestrial monitoring generally ...
N. Fenney, J. Coleman, A. Fox, P. N. Trathan, M. A. Collins, P. R. Hollyman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Transferable Individual‐Based Framework for Quantifying Demographic Structure and Spatial Organization in Colonial Species Using UAV Imagery

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Adélie penguins gather in colonies as standing or prone adults, individual chicks, and chick crèches. From drone images, we distinguish adults and chicks by their plumage, identify adult postures by body shape, and estimate the size of chick groups from the area they occupy. We map these groups and measure how closely penguins live together.
Junqi Qin, Lijian Shi, Hongyou Jiang, Hao Liu, Peng Zhao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

AI‐Driven Circular Construction Waste Management for Advancing Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Construction and demolition waste (C&DW) represents up to 40% of global solid waste, posing a significant barrier to achieving circular economy (CE) objectives and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 11 and SDG 12. However, construction waste management (CWM) systems remain constrained by fragmented data environments ...
Mohamed T. Elnabwy, Pablo Martinez
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence for Blue Transformation: A Review of Predictive Modeling and Decision Support Systems in Sustainable Aquaculture

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The FAO's “blue transformation” roadmap necessitates a fundamental shift towards precision aquaculture to meet global food security targets while minimizing environmental footprints. This review provides a comprehensive overview of how artificial intelligence (AI) and decision support systems (DSS) serve as pivotal enablers for the “better ...
Mustafa Öz, Enes Üstüner
wiley   +1 more source

World Models for Robotic Manipulation: A Survey

SmartBot, EarlyView.
World models enable robots to anticipate how candidate actions may alter object configurations, contact states, and scene geometry before physical execution. This survey examines world models for robotic manipulation as action‐conditioned predictive systems and organizes the literature according to predicted representations, interfaces between ...
Fangyuan Wang, Ziyuan Wang, Guorui Pei, Mengshi Zhang, Canxi Liang, Jun Hu, Zhongxuan Li, Jinsong Wu, Ning Han, Zeqing Zhang, Jiaming Qi, Hongmin Wu, Shiyao Zhang, Pai Zheng, Jia Pan, David Navarro‐Alarcon, Sichao Liu, Peng Zhou   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source