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ArticleNature communications2025

Effective integration of drone technology for mapping and managing palm species in the Peruvian Amazon.

Ximena Tagle Casapia, Rodolfo Cardenas-Vigo, Diego Marcos, Ernesto Fernández Gamarra, Harm Bartholomeus, Eurídice N Honorio Coronado, Silvana Di Liberto Porles, Lourdes Falen, Susan Palacios, Nandin-Erdene Tsenbazar and 9 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. 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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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Ximena Tagle CasapiaLaboratory of Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands. xtagle@iiap.gob.pe.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4152-2051
Rodolfo Cardenas-VigoInstituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana (IIAP), Iquitos, Loreto, Perú.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-6820
Diego MarcosLaboratory of Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Ernesto Fernández GamarraServicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado (SERNANP), Lima, Peru.
Harm BartholomeusLaboratory of Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Eurídice N Honorio CoronadoInstituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana (IIAP), Iquitos, Loreto, Perú.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2314-590X
Silvana Di Liberto PorlesInstituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana (IIAP), Iquitos, Loreto, Perú.
Lourdes FalenInstituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana (IIAP), Iquitos, Loreto, Perú.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8490-3255
Susan PalaciosDepartment of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Nandin-Erdene TsenbazarLaboratory of Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Gordon MitchellSchool of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0093-4519
Ander Dávila DíazInstituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana (IIAP), Iquitos, Loreto, Perú.
Freddie C DraperSchool of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7568-0838
Gerardo Flores LlampazoInstituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana (IIAP), Iquitos, Loreto, Perú.
Pedro Pérez-PeñaInstituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana (IIAP), Iquitos, Loreto, Perú.
Giovanna ChipanaServicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado (SERNANP), Lima, Peru.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2616-8090
Dennis Del Castillo TorresInstituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana (IIAP), Iquitos, Loreto, Perú.
Martin Herold *Laboratory of Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Timothy R Baker *School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3251-1679

Funding

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (Gordon E. and Betty I. Moore Foundation) 5349World Wildlife Fund (World Wildlife Fund, Inc.) # RF67
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Remote sensing data could increase the value of tropical forest resources by helping to map economically important species. However, current tools lack precision over large areas, and remain inaccessible to stakeholders. Here, we work with the Protected Areas Authority of Peru to develop and implement precise, landscape-scale, species-level methods to assess the distribution and abundance of economically important arborescent Amazonian palms using field data, visible-spectrum drone imagery and deep learning. We compare the costs and time needed to inventory and develop sustainable fruit harvesting plans in two communities using traditional plot-based and our drone-based methods. Our approach detects individual palms of three species, even when densely clustered (average overall score, 74%), with high accuracy and completeness for Mauritia flexuosa (precision; 99% and recall; 81%). Compared to plot-based methods, our drone-based approach reduces costs per hectare of an inventory of Mauritia flexuosa for a management plan by 99% (USD 5 ha

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ArecaceaeConservation of Natural ResourcesRemote Sensing TechnologyDeep LearningForestsPeru

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PMID40263254
PMCPMC12015439

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