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Significant loss of ecosystem services by environmental changes in the Mediterranean coastal area / Adriano Conte in Forests, vol 13 n° 5 (May 2022)  

Public [article]  inForests > vol 13 n° 5 (May 2022) . - n° 689 Titre : Significant loss of ecosystem services by environmental changes in the Mediterranean coastal area Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Adriano Conte, Auteur ; Ilaria Zappitelli, Auteur ; Lina Fusaro, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 689 Note générale : bilbliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Ecologie [Termes IGN] biodiversité [Termes IGN] écosystème [Termes IGN] forêt méditerranéenne [Termes IGN] Leaf Area Index [Termes IGN] littoral méditerranéen [Termes IGN] Pinus (genre) [Termes IGN] pollution atmosphérique [Termes IGN] puits de carbone [Termes IGN] Quercus suber [Termes IGN] Rome [Termes IGN] service écosystémique Résumé : (auteur) Mediterranean coastal areas are among the most threated forest ecosystems in the northern hemisphere due to concurrent biotic and abiotic stresses. These may affect plants functionality and, consequently, their capacity to provide ecosystem services. In this study, we integrated ground-level and satellite-level measurements to estimate the capacity of a 46.3 km2 Estate to sequestrate air pollutants from the atmosphere, transported to the study site from the city of Rome. By means of a multi-layer canopy model, we also evaluated forest capacity to provide regulatory ecosystem services. Due to a significant loss in forest cover, estimated by satellite data as −6.8% between 2014 and 2020, we found that the carbon sink capacity decreased by 34% during the considered period. Furthermore, pollutant deposition on tree crowns has reduced by 39%, 46% and 35% for PM, NO2 and O3, respectively. Our results highlight the importance of developing an integrated approach combining ground measurements, modelling and satellite data to link air quality and plant functionality as key elements to improve the effectiveness of estimate of ecosystem services. Numéro de notice : A2022-350 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : BIODIVERSITE/FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/f13050689 Date de publication en ligne : 28/04/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/f13050689 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=100537 [article]

Unveiling the complex canopy spatial structure of a Mediterranean old-growth beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forest from UAV observations / Francesco Solano in Ecological indicators, vol 138 (May 2022)  

Public [article]  inEcological indicators > vol 138 (May 2022) . - n° 108807 Titre : Unveiling the complex canopy spatial structure of a Mediterranean old-growth beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forest from UAV observations Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Francesco Solano, Auteur ; Giuseppe Modica, Auteur ; Salvatore Praticò, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 108807 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications photogrammétriques [Termes IGN] Calabre [Termes IGN] écosystème forestier [Termes IGN] Fagus sylvatica [Termes IGN] forêt ancienne [Termes IGN] forêt méditerranéenne [Termes IGN] forêt primaire [Termes IGN] image à très haute résolution [Termes IGN] image captée par drone [Termes IGN] modèle numérique de surface de la canopée [Termes IGN] orthophotoplan numérique [Termes IGN] photogrammétrie aérienne [Termes IGN] structure spatiale [Termes IGN] structure-from-motion [Termes IGN] surveillance forestière Résumé : (auteur) In front of climate change scenarios and global loss of biodiversity, it is essential to monitor the structure of old-growth forests to study ecosystem status and dynamics to inform future conservation and restoration programmes. We propose an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-based framework to monitor fine-grained forest top canopy structure in a primary old-growth beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forest in Pollino National Park, Italy, which belongs to the UNESCO World Heritage (UNESCO WH) serial site “Ancient and Primeval beech forests of the Carpathians and other regions of Europe”. Canopy profile, gap properties and their spatial distribution patterns were analysed using the canopy height model (CHM) derived from UAV surveys. Very high-resolution orthomosaic images coupled with direct field measurement data were used to assess gap detection accuracy and CHM validation. Forest canopy properties along with the vertical layering of the canopy were further explored using second-order statistics. The reconstructed canopy profile revealed a bimodal top height frequency distribution. The upper canopy layer (h > 14 m) was the most represented canopy height, with the remaining 50% split between the medium and lowest layer; 551 gaps were identified within 11.5 ha. Gap size varied between 2 m2 and 353 m2, and 19 m2was the mean gap size; the gap size-frequency relationship reflected a power-law probability distribution. About 97 % of the gaps were Numéro de notice : A2022-369 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108807 Date de publication en ligne : 01/04/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108807 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=100598 [article]

Monitoring coastal vulnerability by using DEMs based on UAV spatial data / Antonio Minervino Amodio in ISPRS International journal of geo-information, vol 11 n° 3 (March 2022)  

Public [article]  inISPRS International journal of geo-information > vol 11 n° 3 (March 2022) . - n° 155 Titre : Monitoring coastal vulnerability by using DEMs based on UAV spatial data Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Antonio Minervino Amodio, Auteur ; Gianluigi Di Paola, Auteur ; Carmen Maria Rosskopf, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 155 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications photogrammétriques [Termes IGN] Adriatique, mer [Termes IGN] détection de changement [Termes IGN] érosion côtière [Termes IGN] géoréférencement [Termes IGN] image captée par drone [Termes IGN] Italie [Termes IGN] littoral méditerranéen [Termes IGN] modèle numérique de surface [Termes IGN] orthophotographie [Termes IGN] point d'appui [Termes IGN] structure-from-motion [Termes IGN] surveillance du littoral [Termes IGN] trait de côte [Termes IGN] vulnérabilité Résumé : (auteur) The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) represents a rather innovative, quick, and low-cost methodological approach offering applications in several fields of investigation. The present study illustrates the developed method using Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) based on UAV-derived data for evaluating short-term morphological-topographic changes of the beach system and related implications for coastal vulnerability assessment. UAV surveys were performed during the summers of 2019 and 2020 along a beach stretch affected by erosion, located along the central Adriatic coast. Acquired high-resolution aerial photos were used to generate large-scale DEMs as well as orthophotos of the beach using the Structure from Motion (SfM) image processing tool. Comparison of the generated 2019 and 2020 DEMs highlighted significant morphological changes and a sediment volume loss of about 780 m3 within a surface area of about 4400 m2. Based on 20 m spaced beach profiles derived from the DEMs, a coastal vulnerability assessment was performed using the CVA approach that highlighted some significant variations in the CVA index between 2019 and 2020. Results evidence that UAV surveys provide high-resolution topographic data, suitable for specific beach monitoring activities and the updating of some parameters that enter in the CVA model contributing to its correct application. Numéro de notice : A2022-185 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : IMAGERIE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.3390/ijgi11030155 Date de publication en ligne : 22/02/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi11030155 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=99895 [article]

Mapping burn severity in the western Italian Alps through phenologically coherent reflectance composites derived from Sentinel-2 imagery / Donato Morresi in Remote sensing of environment, vol 269 (February 2022)  

Public [article]  inRemote sensing of environment > vol 269 (February 2022) . - n° 112800 Titre : Mapping burn severity in the western Italian Alps through phenologically coherent reflectance composites derived from Sentinel-2 imagery Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Donato Morresi, Auteur ; Raffaella Marzano, Auteur ; Emanuele Lingua, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 112800 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de télédétection [Termes IGN] carte de la végétation [Termes IGN] cartographie des risques [Termes IGN] détection de changement [Termes IGN] forêt alpestre [Termes IGN] image multibande [Termes IGN] image Sentinel-MSI [Termes IGN] incendie de forêt [Termes IGN] phénologie [Termes IGN] Piémont (Italie) [Termes IGN] réflectance spectrale [Termes IGN] risque naturel [Termes IGN] variation saisonnière [Termes IGN] zone sinistrée Résumé : (auteur) Deriving burn severity from multispectral satellite data is a widely adopted approach to infer the degree of environmental change caused by fire. Burn severity maps obtained by thresholding bi-temporal indices based on pre- and post-fire Normalized Burn Ratio (NBR) can vary substantially depending on temporal constraints such as matched acquisition and optimal seasonal timing. Satisfying temporal requirements is crucial to effectively disentangle fire and non-fire induced spectral changes and can be particularly challenging when only a few cloud-free images are available. Our study focuses on 10 wildfires that occurred in mountainous areas of the Piedmont Region (Italy) during autumn 2017 following a severe and prolonged drought period. Our objectives were to: (i) generate reflectance composites using Sentinel-2 imagery that were optimised for seasonal timing by embedding spatial patterns of long-term land surface phenology (LSP); (ii) produce and validate burn severity maps based on the modelled relationship between bi-temporal indices and field data; (iii) compare burn severity maps obtained using either a pair of cloud-free Sentinel-2 images, i.e. paired images, or reflectance composites. We proposed a pixel-based compositing algorithm coupling the weighted geometric median and thematic spatial information, e.g. long-term LSP metrics derived from the MODIS Collection 6 Land Cover Dynamics Product, to rank all the clear observations available in the growing season. Composite Burn Index data and bi-temporal indices exhibited a strong nonlinear relationship (R2 > 0.85) using paired images or reflectance composites. Burn severity maps attained overall classification accuracy ranging from 76.9% to 83.7% (Kappa between 0.61 and 0.72) and the Relative differenced NBR (RdNBR) achieved the best results compared to other bi-temporal indices (differenced NBR and Relativized Burn Ratio). Improvements in overall classification accuracy offered by the calibration of bi-temporal indices with the dNBR offset were limited to burn severity maps derived from paired images. Reflectance composites provided the highest overall classification accuracy and differences with paired images were significant using uncalibrated bi-temporal indices (4.4% to 5.2%) while they decreased (2.8% to 3.2%) when we calibrated bi-temporal indices derived from paired images. The extent of the high severity category increased by ~19% in burn severity maps derived from reflectance composites (uncalibrated RdNBR) compared to those from paired images (calibrated RdNBR). The reduced contrast between healthy and burnt conditions associated with suboptimal seasonal timing caused an underestimation of burnt areas. By embedding spatial patterns of long-term LSP metrics, our approach provided consistent reflectance composites targeted at a specific phenological stage and minimising non-fire induced inter-annual changes. Being independent from the multispectral dataset employed, the proposed pixel-based compositing approach offers new opportunities for operational change detection applications in geographic areas characterised by persistent cloud cover. Numéro de notice : A2022-095 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : IMAGERIE Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.rse.2021.112800 Date de publication en ligne : 22/11/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2021.112800 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=99534 [article]

An open science and open data approach for the statistically robust estimation of forest disturbance areas / Saverio Francini in International journal of applied Earth observation and geoinformation, vol 106 (February 2022)  

Public [article]  inInternational journal of applied Earth observation and geoinformation > vol 106 (February 2022) . - n° 102663 Titre : An open science and open data approach for the statistically robust estimation of forest disturbance areas Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Saverio Francini, Auteur ; Ronald E. McRoberts, Auteur ; Giovanni d' Amico, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 102663 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de télédétection [Termes IGN] changement climatique [Termes IGN] coupe rase (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] détection de changement [Termes IGN] estimation statistique [Termes IGN] Fagus sylvatica [Termes IGN] Google Earth Engine [Termes IGN] image Sentinel-MSI [Termes IGN] Italie [Termes IGN] méthode robuste [Termes IGN] perturbation écologique [Termes IGN] Quercus cerris [Termes IGN] Quercus pedunculata [Termes IGN] Quercus pubescens [Termes IGN] Quercus sessiliflora [Termes IGN] surveillance forestière Résumé : (auteur) Forest disturbance monitoring is critical for understanding forest-related greenhouse gas emissions and for determining the role of forest management in mitigating climate change. Multiple algorithms for the automated mapping of forest disturbance using remotely sensed imagery have been developed and applied; however, variability in natural and anthropogenic disturbance phenomena, as well as image acquisition conditions, can result in maps that may be incomplete or that contain inaccuracies that prevent their use for directly estimating areas of disturbance. To reduce errors in reporting disturbance areas, stratified estimators can be applied to obtain statistically robust area estimates, while simultaneously circumventing the need to conduct a complete census or in situations where such a census may not be possible. We present a semi-automated procedure for implementation in Google Earth Engine, 3I3D-GEE, for regional to global mapping of forest disturbance (including clear-cut harvesting, fire, and wind damage) and sample-based estimation of related areas using data from the processing capacity of Google Earth Engine. Documentation for the application is also provided in Appendix A. Using Sentinel-2 (S2) imagery, our procedure was applied and tested for 2018 in Italy for which the approximately 11 million ha of forests (mostly Q. pubescens, Q. robur, Q. cerris, Q. petraea, and Fagus sylvatica) serve as an appropriate case study because national statistics on forest disturbance areas are not available. To decrease the overall standard errors of the area estimates, the sampling intensities in areas where greater variability in the form of greater commission and omission errors are expected can be increased. To this end, we augmented the predicted forest disturbance map with a buffer class consisting of a two-pixel buffer (20 m) on each side of the disturbance class boundary. We selected a reference sample of 19,300 points: a simple random sample of 9,300 points from the buffer and simple random samples of 5000 from each of the undisturbed and disturbed classes. The reference sample was photointerpreted using fine resolution orthophotos (30 cm) and S2 imagery. While the estimate of the disturbed area obtained by adding the areas of pixels classified as disturbed was 41,732 ha, the estimate obtained using the unbiased stratified estimator was 27% greater at 57,717716 ha. Regarding map accuracy, we found several omission errors in the buffer (53.4%) but none (0%) in the undisturbed map class. Similarly, among the 1035 commission errors, the majority (7 4 4) were in the buffer class. The methods presented herein provide a useful tool that can be used to estimate areas of forest disturbance, which many nations must report as part of their commitment to international conventions and treaties. In addition, the information generated can support forest management, enabling the forest sector to monitor stand-replacing forest harvesting over space and time. Numéro de notice : A2022-072 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.jag.2021.102663 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2021.102663 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=99437 [article]

Latent heat flux variability and response to drought stress of black poplar: A multi-platform multi-sensor remote and proximal sensing approach to relieve the data scarcity bottleneck / Flavia Tauro in Remote sensing of environment, vol 268 (January 2022)  

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Monitoring and analysis of crop irrigation dynamics in Central Italy through the use of MODIS NDVI data / Marta Chiesi in European journal of remote sensing, vol 55 n° 1 (January 2022)  

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Consistency assessment for open geodata integration: an ontology-based approach / Linfang Ding in Geoinformatica [en ligne], vol 25 n° 4 (October 2021)  

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Urban geomorphology of a historical city straddling the Tanaro River (Alessandria, NW Italy) / Andrea Mandarino in Journal of maps, vol 17 n° 4 (October 2021)  

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Aerial and UAV images for photogrammetric analysis of Belvedere Glacier evolution in the period 1977–2019 / Carlo Lapige De Gaetani in Remote sensing, vol 13 n° 18 (September-2 2021)  

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Sentinel-1 sensitivity to soil moisture at high incidence angle and the impact on retrieval over seasonal crops / Davide Palmisano in IEEE Transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, Vol 59 n° 9 (September 2021)  

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Prevention of erosion in mountain basins: A spatial-based tool to support payments for forest ecosystem services / Sandro Sacchelli in Journal of forest science, vol 67 n° 6 (July 2021)  

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A multi-criteria analysis of forest restoration strategies to improve the ecosystem services supply: an application in Central Italy / Alessandro Paletto in Annals of Forest Science [en ligne], vol 78 n° 1 (March 2021)  

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Monitoring the coastal changes of the Po river delta (Northern Italy) since 1911 using archival cartography, multi-temporal aerial photogrammetry and LiDAR data: implications for coastline changes in 2100 A.D. / Massimo Fabris in Remote sensing, Vol 13 n° 3 (February 2021)  

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Bilan des jonctions entre les réseaux de nivellement français et italien / Alain Coulomb (2021)

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