Master’s student @samherniman recently published an article about avian habitat suitability in Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment. Sam has written this thread summarizing his findings...
📖: doi.org/10.1016/j.rsas…
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more birdsong ≈ more birds ≈ more biodiversity
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#ResearchGoal #ResearchPaper
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1⃣ Field plot (FP) - data available through field surveys (like basal area and the percent of the stand that is hardwood species)
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3⃣ Spectral, landscape & topographic (S+TLC) - the spectral category with some extra data like the distance to the edge of the forest and mean annual precipitation
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5⃣ Combined spatial layers (CSL) - all the variables that are spatially continuous (everything except the field plot group)
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#LandManagment #biodiversity
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Or feel free to contact @samherniman if you don’t have access.
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