OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation is 3. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

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Using water‐landing, fixed‐wing UAVs and computer vision to assess seabird nutrient subsidy effects on sharks and rays	55
Applying computer vision to accelerate monitoring and analysis of bird incubation behaviors: a case study using common eider nest camera footage	46
Early spectral dynamics are indicative of distinct growth patterns in post‐wildfire forests	46
Camera trap distance sampling for terrestrial mammal population monitoring: lessons learnt from aUKcase study	46
Assessing the accuracy of georeferenced landcover data derived from oblique imagery using machine learning	42
Countrywide classification of permanent grassland habitats at high spatial resolution	37
Woody cover and geology as regional‐scale determinants of semi‐arid savanna stability	35
Quantifying nocturnal bird migration using acoustics: opportunities and challenges	33
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Remote monitoring of short‐term body mass variation in savanna ungulates	32
Bridging the gap in deep seafloor management: Ultra fine‐scale ecological habitat characterization of large seascapes	29
Detecting forest canopy gaps using unoccupied aerial vehicle RGB imagery in a species‐rich subtropical forest	27
Widespread drought‐induced leaf shedding and legacy effects on productivity in European deciduous forests	26
Using airborne lidar to characterize North European terrestrial high‐dark‐diversity habitats	24
HydroMoth: Testing a prototype low‐cost acoustic recorder for aquatic environments	23
Estimating beluga whale abundance from space: using drones to ground‐validate VHR satellite imagery	22
Capturing long‐tailed individual tree diversity using an airborne imaging and a multi‐temporal hierarchical model	21
Automatically drawing vegetation classification maps using digital time‐lapse cameras in alpine ecosystems	21
Quantifying nocturnal thrush migration using sensor data fusion between acoustics and vertical‐looking radar	21
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Mapping terrestrial groundwater‐dependent ecosystems in arid Australia using Landsat‐8 time‐series data and singular value decomposition	20
Grassland‐use intensity maps for Switzerland based on satellite time series: Challenges and opportunities for ecological applications	19
Tree species diversity mapping from spaceborne optical images: The effects of spectral and spatial resolution	18

Spatial distribution and drivers of aboveground forest biomass in Mexico using GEDI and national forest inventory data	17
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Quantifying wetness variability in aapa mires with Sentinel‐2: towards improved monitoring of an EU priority habitat	17
Investigating boreal forest successional stages in Alaska and Northwest Canada using UAV‐LiDAR and RGB and a community detection network	17
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Remote sensing‐supported mapping of the activity of a subterranean landscape engineer across an afro‐alpine ecosystem	16
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ECOSTRESS‐derived semi‐arid forest temperature and evapotranspiration estimates demonstrate drought and thinning impacts	16
A new way to understand migration routes of oceanic squid (Ommastrephidae) from satellite data	15
UAV data and deep learning: efficient tools to map ant mounds and their ecological impact	15
Radar and optical remote sensing for near real‐time assessments of cyclone impacts on coastal ecosystems	15
Automated extraction of right whale morphometric data from drone aerial photographs	14
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Using spatiotemporal information in weather radar data to detect and track communal roosts	14
Using multiplatform LiDAR to identify relationships between vegetation structure and the abundance and diversity of woodland reptiles and amphibians	14
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Landsat time series reveal forest loss and woody encroachment in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania	14
Camtrap DP: an open standard for the FAIR exchange and archiving of camera trap data	14
Mapping tree cover expansion in Montana, U.S.A. rangelands using high‐resolution historical aerial imagery	14
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Towards edge processing of images from insect camera traps	13
How can Sentinel‐2 contribute to seagrass mapping in shallow, turbid Baltic Sea waters?	13
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The secret acoustic world of leopards: A paired camera trap and bioacoustics survey facilitates individual identification of leopards via their roars	13
Efficacy of machine learning image classification for automated occupancy‐based monitoring	13
Long‐duration remote underwater videos reveal that grazing by fishes is highly variable through time and dominated by non‐indigenous species	12
Beyond tree cover: Characterizing southern China's forests using deep learning	12
Using Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles to estimate availability and group size error for aerial surveys of coastal dolphins	12
Random encounter model is a reliable method for estimating population density of multiple species using camera traps	12
Walruses from space: walrus counts in simultaneous remotely piloted aircraft system versus very high‐resolution satellite imagery	12
Remotely sensing coral bleaching in the Red Sea	12
Integrating terrestrial and canopy laser scanning for comprehensive analysis of large old trees: Implications for single tree and biodiversity research	11
Deep learning detects invasive plant species across complex landscapes using Worldview‐2 and Planetscope satellite imagery	11
Inferring camera trap detection zones for rare species using species‐ and camera‐specific traits: a meta‐level analysis	11
Stronger conservation promotes mangrove biomass accumulation: Insights from spatially explicit assessments using UAV and Landsat data	11
How to achieve accurate wildlife detection by using vehicle‐mounted mobile monitoring images and deep learning?	11
Amazonian manatee critical habitat revealed by artificial intelligence‐based passive acoustic techniques	11
Tracking canopy gaps in mangroves remotely using deep learning	10
Drone‐mounted audio‐visual deterrence of bats: implications for reducing aerial wildlife mortality by wind turbines	10
Robotics‐assisted acoustic surveys could deliver reliable, landscape‐level biodiversity insights	10
Hareport hazard: Identifying hare activity patterns and increased mammal–aircraft strike risk at an International Airport	10
Spatial resolution, spectral metrics and biomass are key aspects in estimating plant species richness from spectral diversity in species‐rich grasslands	10
Comparison of bird migration in a radar wind profiler and a dedicated bird radar	10
StrucNet: a global network for automated vegetation structure monitoring	10
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Colony‐nesting gulls restrict activity levels of a native top carnivore during the breeding season	10
A hierarchical, multi‐sensor framework for peatland sub‐class and vegetation mapping throughout the Canadian boreal forest	9
Imperfect detection and wildlife density estimation using aerial surveys with infrared and visible sensors	9

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Evaluating methods for high‐resolution, national‐scale seagrass mapping in Google Earth Engine	9
Mexican agricultural frontier communities differ in forest dynamics with consequences for conservation and restoration	9
The vulnerability and resilience of seagrass ecosystems to marine heatwaves in New Zealand: a remote sensing analysis of seascape metrics usingPlanetScopeimagery	9
Canopy palm cover across the Brazilian Amazon forests mapped with airborneLiDARdata and deep learning	9
Highly precise community science annotations of video camera‐trapped fauna in challenging environments	9
Exploring the link between spectral variance and upper canopy taxonomic diversity in a tropical forest: influence of spectral processing and feature selection	9
Resource pulses and human–wildlife conflicts: linking satellite indicators and ground data on forest productivity to predict brown bear damages	8
Seabird surveillance: combining CCTV and artificial intelligence for monitoring and research	8
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Using camera traps to monitor cyclic vole populations	8
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Automatic flower detection and phenology monitoring using time‐lapse cameras and deep learning	8
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Effects of different management measures on soil conservation and the influence of environmental conditions: a case study involving UAV remote sensing on the Loess Plateau	7
Leveraging the next generation of spaceborne Earth observations for fuel monitoring and wildland fire management	7
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Examining wildfire dynamics using ECOSTRESS data with machine learning approaches: the case of South‐Eastern Australia's black summer	7
Shallow coastal water turbidity monitoring using Planet Dove satellites	7
Assessing experimental silvicultural treatments enhancing structural complexity in a central European forest – BEAST time‐series analysis based on Sentinel‐1 and Sentinel‐2	7
Illuminating the Arctic: Unveiling seabird responses to artificial light during polar darkness through citizen science and remote sensing	7
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Interannual variation of gross primary production detected from optimal convolutional neural network at multi‐timescale water stress	7
Tourist sightings improve the precision of camera trap‐derived density estimates using spatial capture‐recapture models	7
High‐intensity bird migration along Alpine valleys calls for protective measures against anthropogenically induced avian mortality	7
Camera traps enable the estimation of herbaceous aboveground net primary production (ANPP) in an African savanna at high temporal resolution	7
Challenges and solutions for automated avian recognition in aerial imagery	7
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Robust retrieval of forest canopy structural attributes using multi‐platform airborne LiDAR	7
Detecting gold mining impacts on insect biodiversity in a tropical mining frontier with SmallSat imagery	6
Unoccupied aerial vehicles as a tool to map lizard operative temperature in tropical environments	6
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Automated identification of hedgerows and hedgerow gaps using deep learning	6
Beyond presence mapping: predicting fractional cover of non‐native vegetation in Sentinel‐2 imagery using an ensemble of MaxEnt models	5
HOWLish: a CNN for automated wolf howl detection	5
Hyperspectral imagery, LiDAR point clouds, and environmental DNA to assess land‐water linkage of b	5
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The application of unoccupied aerial systems (UAS) for monitoring intertidal oyster density and abundance	5
Prospects for monitoring bird migration along the East Asian‐Australasian Flyway using weather radar	5
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A comparison of established and digital surface model (DSM) ‐based methods to determine population estimates and densities for king penguin colonies, using fixed‐wing drone and satellite imagery	4
Precipitation and temperature drive woody vegetation dynamics in the grasslands of sub‐Saharan Africa	4
Combining environmental DNA with remote sensing variables to map fish species distributions along a large river	4
Invasion in the Niger Delta: remote sensing of mangrove conversion to invasive Nypa fruticans from 2015 to 2020	4
Automated visitor and wildlife monitoring with camera traps and machine learning	4
Eigenfeature‐enhanced deep learning: advancing tree species classification in mixed conifer forests with lidar	4
Echolocation repetition rate as a proxy to monitor population structure and dynamics of sperm whales	4
A satellite perspective on the movement decisions of African elephants in relation to nomadic pastoralists	4
Structure‐from‐motion photogrammetry demonstrates that fine‐scale seascape heterogeneity is essential in shaping mesophotic fish assemblages	4
Selection in the third dimension: Using LiDAR derived canopy metrics to assess individual and population‐level habitat partitioning of ocelots, bobcats, and coyotes	4
Global disparity of camera trap research allocation and defaunation risk of terrestrial mammals	4
Time‐series remote sensing of rice paddy expansion in the Yellow River Delta: Towards sustainable ecological conservation in the context of water scarcity	4
Using satellite data to assess spatial drivers of bird diversity	4
Approaching a population‐level assessment of body size in pinnipeds using drones, an early warning of environmental degradation	4
Real‐time insect tracking and monitoring with computer vision and deep learning	3
Monitoring fin and blue whales in the lower St. Lawrence Seaway with onshore seismometers	3
Automating sandhill crane counts from nocturnal thermal aerial imagery using deep learning	3
Coherence of recurring fires and land use change in South America	3
Using multiscale lidar to determine variation in canopy structure from African forest elephant trails	3
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Quantifying aboveground herbaceous biomass in grassy ecosystems: a comparison of field and high‐resolution UAV‐LiDAR approaches	3
Monitoring shallow coral reef exposure to environmental stressors using satellite earth observation: the reef environmental stress exposure toolbox (RESET)	3
Mapping the long‐term influence of river discharge on coastal ocean chlorophyll‐a	3
Global monitoring of soil multifunctionality in drylands using satellite imagery and field data	3
The development of an unsupervised hierarchical clustering analysis of dual‐polarization weather surveillance radar observations to assess nocturnal insect abundance and diversity	3