Deep Learning methods are notorious for relying on extensive labeled datasets to train and assess their performance. This can cause difficulties in practical situations where models should be trained for new applications for which very little data is...
In the rapidly changing dynamics of urbanization, urban forests offer numerous benefits to city dwellers. However, the information available on these resources is often outdated or non-existent, leading in part to inequitable access to these benefits...
Environmental monitoring and assessment
Jun 23, 2025
The Amazon is recognized not only for its vast biodiversity and territorial extent but also for the significant mineral riches it harbors. This potential has intensified small-scale illegal and informal gold mining, a practice often employed without ...
Origin tracking is important to ensure use of the right seed source and trade with legally harvested timber. Additionally, it can help to reconstruct human-caused historical long-distance seed transfer and to spot mislabelling in forest field trials....
Pine forests are increasingly threatened by needle diseases, including Brown Spot Needle Blight (BSNB), caused by . BSNB leads to needle loss, reduced growth, significant tree mortality, and disruptions in global timber production. Due to its severit...
Environmental monitoring and assessment
May 6, 2025
The Mount Kenya forest ecosystem (MKFE), a crucial biodiversity hotspot and one of Kenya's key water towers, is increasingly threatened by climate change, putting its ecological integrity and vital ecosystem services at risk. Understanding the intera...
This research aimed to assess the observed land use and land cover (LULC) changes of Bale Mountains National Park (BMNP) from 1993 to 2023 and its future projections for the years (2033 and 2053). The study utilized multi-date Landsat imagery from 19...
Environmental monitoring and assessment
Apr 9, 2025
Mapping and classifying the probability of occurrence of Populus tremula L. (aspen) in boreal forests is a complex task for sustainable forest management and biodiversity conservation. As a key broadleaved species in the taiga region, aspen supports ...
Forest fires have significantly increased over the last decade due to shifts in rainfall patterns, warmer summers, and long spells of dry weather events in the coastal regions. Assessment of susceptibility to forest fires has become an important mana...
The island of New Guinea harbors some of the world's most biologically diverse and highly endemic tropical ecosystems. Nevertheless, progressing land-use change in the region threatens their integrity, which will adversely affect their biodiversity a...
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