Trees are key components of the terrestrial biosphere, playing vital roles in ecosystem function, climate regulation, and the bioeconomy. However, large-scale monitoring of individual trees remains limited by inadequate modeling. Available global products...
Accurately predicting exposure of animals to climate change requires evaluating the effects of warming on the microclimates they occupy. Birds, like many other taxa, make extensive use of cool microsites in vegetation during hot weather. Taking advantage...
Across savanna ecosystems worldwide, the decline of large trees and the rapid expansion of shrubs present major conservation challenges. These trends are especially pronounced in South Africa's Kruger National Park (KNP), the country's largest protected...
1. Vegetation structural complexity (VSC)—the three-dimensional distribution of plants within an ecosystem—is an important ecological trait. To date, research has focused primarily on the effects of VSC on ecological patterns and processes, but...
The global decline or extinction of large mammals over the last 50,000 years has caused sweeping changes in the ecosystems they once inhabited. Trophic rewilding holds promise for returning lost ecological function and restoring processes that support...
While advances in machine learning with satellite imagery (SatML) are facilitating environmental monitoring at a global scale, developing SatML models that are accurate and useful for local regions remains critical to understanding and acting on an ever...
