Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation

Papers
(The TQCC of Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation is 12. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
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Using water‐landing, fixed‐wing UAVs and computer vision to assess seabird nutrient subsidy effects on sharks and rays70
Woody cover and geology as regional‐scale determinants of semi‐arid savanna stability68
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Applying computer vision to accelerate monitoring and analysis of bird incubation behaviors: a case study using common eider nest camera footage46
Assessing the accuracy of georeferenced landcover data derived from oblique imagery using machine learning46
Early spectral dynamics are indicative of distinct growth patterns in post‐wildfire forests46
Countrywide classification of permanent grassland habitats at high spatial resolution39
Comparing convolutional neural network and random forest for benthic habitat mapping in Apollo Marine Park35
Inferring Brown Bear Hair Snare Interactions by Automatically Detecting Bipedalism on Camera Trap Images Using Pose Estimation and a Multilayer Perceptron29
Tracking Wintertime Behaviour of Emperor Penguins Using High‐Resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery29
Detecting forest canopy gaps using unoccupied aerial vehicle RGB imagery in a species‐rich subtropical forest28
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Monitoring of Crustose Coralline Algae Using Low‐Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Intertidal Reefs26
Quantifying nocturnal bird migration using acoustics: opportunities and challenges25
Widespread drought‐induced leaf shedding and legacy effects on productivity in European deciduous forests24
Using airborne lidar to characterize North European terrestrial high‐dark‐diversity habitats24
Bridging the gap in deep seafloor management: Ultra fine‐scale ecological habitat characterization of large seascapes24
Remote monitoring of short‐term body mass variation in savanna ungulates23
Estimating beluga whale abundance from space: using drones to ground‐validate VHR satellite imagery23
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Capturing long‐tailed individual tree diversity using an airborne imaging and a multi‐temporal hierarchical model21
Automatically drawing vegetation classification maps using digital time‐lapse cameras in alpine ecosystems21
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Tree species diversity mapping from spaceborne optical images: The effects of spectral and spatial resolution21
Using phenology to improve invasive plant detection in fine‐scale hyperspectral drone‐based images21
Quantifying nocturnal thrush migration using sensor data fusion between acoustics and vertical‐looking radar21
Grassland‐use intensity maps for Switzerland based on satellite time series: Challenges and opportunities for ecological applications20
Spatial distribution and drivers of aboveground forest biomass in Mexico using GEDI and national forest inventory data19
Scalable low‐cost seabed landers: the missing link for sustained, integrated, long‐term observations in dynamic shallow seas19
Rhyming in the cold: first evidence of soniferous fishes in the Southern Ocean18
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A new way to understand migration routes of oceanic squid (Ommastrephidae) from satellite data17
Remote sensing‐supported mapping of the activity of a subterranean landscape engineer across an afro‐alpine ecosystem17
Investigating boreal forest successional stages in Alaska and Northwest Canada using UAV‐LiDAR and RGB and a community detection network17
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Quantifying wetness variability in aapa mires with Sentinel‐2: towards improved monitoring of an EU priority habitat17
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ECOSTRESS‐derived semi‐arid forest temperature and evapotranspiration estimates demonstrate drought and thinning impacts17
Landsat time series reveal forest loss and woody encroachment in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania16
UAV data and deep learning: efficient tools to map ant mounds and their ecological impact16
Using time‐series remote sensing to identify and track individual bird nests at large scales16
Camtrap DP: an open standard for the FAIR exchange and archiving of camera trap data16
Automated extraction of right whale morphometric data from drone aerial photographs15
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Evaluating land–sea linkages using land cover change and coral reef monitoring data: A case study from northeastern Puerto Rico15
Using spatiotemporal information in weather radar data to detect and track communal roosts15
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Mapping tree cover expansion in Montana, U.S.A. rangelands using high‐resolution historical aerial imagery14
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Using multiplatform LiDAR to identify relationships between vegetation structure and the abundance and diversity of woodland reptiles and amphibians13
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Efficacy of machine learning image classification for automated occupancy‐based monitoring13
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Towards edge processing of images from insect camera traps13
Random encounter model is a reliable method for estimating population density of multiple species using camera traps12
Long‐duration remote underwater videos reveal that grazing by fishes is highly variable through time and dominated by non‐indigenous species12
Amazonian manatee critical habitat revealed by artificial intelligence‐based passive acoustic techniques12
Beyond tree cover: Characterizing southern China's forests using deep learning12
The secret acoustic world of leopards: A paired camera trap and bioacoustics survey facilitates individual identification of leopards via their roars12
Walruses from space: walrus counts in simultaneous remotely piloted aircraft system versus very high‐resolution satellite imagery12
Drone‐mounted audio‐visual deterrence of bats: implications for reducing aerial wildlife mortality by wind turbines12
How to achieve accurate wildlife detection by using vehicle‐mounted mobile monitoring images and deep learning?12
Remotely sensing coral bleaching in the Red Sea12
Using Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles to estimate availability and group size error for aerial surveys of coastal dolphins12
Deep learning detects invasive plant species across complex landscapes using Worldview‐2 and Planetscope satellite imagery12
Multi‐Platform Deployments of Low‐Cost Devices for Cetacean Passive Acoustic Monitoring12
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