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ArticleScientific reports2023

Mapping canopy traits over Québec using airborne and spaceborne imaging spectroscopy.

Thomas Miraglio, Nicholas C Coops, Christine I B Wallis, Anna L Crofts, Margaret Kalacska, Mark Vellend, Shawn P Serbin, Juan Pablo Arroyo-Mora, Etienne Laliberté

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Thomas MiraglioIntegrated Remote Sensing Studio, Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia, 2424 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada. tmiragli@mail.ubc.ca.
Nicholas C CoopsIntegrated Remote Sensing Studio, Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia, 2424 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
Christine I B WallisDépartement de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Anna L CroftsDépartement de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Margaret KalacskaApplied Remote Sensing Lab, Department of Geography, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3A 0G4, Canada.
Mark VellendDépartement de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Shawn P SerbinEnvironmental and Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA.
Juan Pablo Arroyo-MoraFlight Research Laboratory, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0R6, Canada.
Etienne LalibertéDépartement de Sciences Biologiques, Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, H3A 0G4, Canada.
Université de Sherbrooke · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CABrookhaven National Laboratory · USMcGill University · CANational Research Council Canada · CAUniversité de Montréal · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The advent of new spaceborne imaging spectrometers offers new opportunities for ecologists to map vegetation traits at global scales. However, to date most imaging spectroscopy studies exploiting satellite spectrometers have been constrained to the landscape scale. In this paper we present a new method to map vegetation traits at the landscape scale and upscale trait maps to the continental level, using historical spaceborne imaging spectroscopy (Hyperion) to derive estimates of leaf mass per area, nitrogen, and carbon concentrations of forests in Québec, Canada. We compare estimates for each species with reference field values and obtain good agreement both at the landscape and continental scales, with patterns consistent with the leaf economic spectrum. By exploiting the Hyperion satellite archive to map these traits and successfully upscale the estimates to the continental scale, we demonstrate the great potential of recent and upcoming spaceborne spectrometers to benefit plant biodiversity monitoring and conservation efforts.

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ForestsTreesDiagnostic ImagingEcosystemPlant LeavesQuebecSpectrum Analysis

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PMID37821515
PMCPMC10567784
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