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Climate and ungulate browsing impair regeneration dynamics in spruce-fir-beech forests in the French Alps / Mithila Unkule in Annals of Forest Science [en ligne], vol 79 n° 1 (2022)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science [en ligne] > vol 79 n° 1 (2022) . - n° 11 Titre : Climate and ungulate browsing impair regeneration dynamics in spruce-fir-beech forests in the French Alps Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Mithila Unkule, Auteur ; Christian Piedallu, Auteur ; Philippe Balandier, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 11 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] Abies alba [Termes IGN] Alpes (France) [Termes IGN] Cervidae [Termes IGN] Fagus sylvatica [Termes IGN] faune locale [Termes IGN] hauteur des arbres [Termes IGN] humidité du sol [Termes IGN] Jura, massif du [Termes IGN] Picea abies [Termes IGN] placette d'échantillonnage [Termes IGN] régénération (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] sécheresse [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) Key message: Different components of water balance and temperature reduce density and height growth of saplings of Picea abies (L.) H. Karst (Norway spruce), Abies alba Mill. (silver fir) and Fagus sylvatica L. (European beech) in mixed uneven-aged forests in the French Alps and Jura mountains. Ungulate browsing is an additional pressure on fir and beech that could jeopardise the renewal of these species in the future. Context: The uncertainty in tree recruitment rates raises questions about the factors affecting regeneration processes in forests. Factors such as climate, light, competition and ungulate browsing pressure may play an important role in determining regeneration, forest structures and thus future forest composition. Aims: The objective of this study was to quantify sapling densities and height increments of spruce, fir and beech and to identify dominant environmental variables influencing them in mixed uneven-aged forests in the French Alps and Jura mountains. Methods: Sapling height increment and density were recorded in 152 plots, and non-linear mixed models were obtained to establish relations between them and environmental factors known to affect regeneration, namely altitude, slope, aspect, canopy openness, soil characteristics, temperature, precipitation and ungulate browsing. Results: Regeneration density, varying from 0 to 7 saplings per m 2, decreased with sapling height and was also negatively affected for spruce by PET, but positively for fir by precipitation and for beech by mean annual soil water content. Height increment reached up to 50 cm annually, increasing with sapling height and canopy openness and decreasing under high maximum summer temperatures for spruce and beech. The statistical effect of different environmental variables varied slightly among species but trends were quite similar. Additionally, ungulate browsing was high, with fir being the most intensely browsed, followed closely by beech, while spruce was rarely browsed. Conclusions: All these results suggest that more temperature warming and a decrease in water availability could negatively impact sapling growth and density in the three species, with possible reduction of forest renewal fluxes. The observed increase of ungulate populations leading to increased browsing could be particularly detrimental to fir saplings. Numéro de notice : A2022-509 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1186/s13595-022-01126-y Date de publication en ligne : 23/03/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-022-01126-y Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101045 [article]

Effect of riparian soil moisture on bacterial, fungal and plant communities and microbial decomposition rates in boreal stream-side forests / M.J. Annala in Forest ecology and management, vol 519 (1 September 2022)  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 519 (1 September 2022) . - n° 120344 Titre : Effect of riparian soil moisture on bacterial, fungal and plant communities and microbial decomposition rates in boreal stream-side forests Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : M.J. Annala, Auteur ; K. Lehosmaa, Auteur ; S.H.K. Ahonen, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 120344 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] cours d'eau [Termes IGN] écosystème forestier [Termes IGN] Finlande [Termes IGN] forêt boréale [Termes IGN] forêt ripicole [Termes IGN] Fungi [Termes IGN] humidité du sol [Termes IGN] micro-organisme [Termes IGN] plante ripicole [Termes IGN] taxinomie [Termes IGN] zone tampon [Vedettes matières IGN] Ecologie forestière Résumé : (auteur) Riparian habitats of boreal forests are considered as hotspots for biochemical processes and biodiversity, and varying width riparian buffers have been proposed to protect species diversity of the riparian forests. However, evidence of the role of soil moisture variation in shaping riparian biodiversity and ecosystem functioning remain scarce particularly regarding belowground diversity. We studied how distance from the stream and soil moisture of the riparian zone affected species richness and community composition of plants, bacteria, and fungi as well as microbial decomposition rates. Using a split-plot design with a plant survey and amplicon sequencing for microorganisms we identified taxa associated with different categories of moisture and distance from the stream along six headwater stream-sides in middle boreal forests in Northern Finland. Tea-bag Index was used to assess the decomposition rates. PERMANOVA and linear mixed-effect models were used to analyze the data. Variation in riparian soil moisture influenced species composition and richness of plants and bacteria. Plant communities also changed from herbaceous dominated to shrub dominated with increasing distance from the stream. Fungal communities, however, did not respond to soil moisture or distance from the stream, and there were only slight differences in fungal trophic guilds among moisture and distance categories. Decomposition of organic material by microorganisms was faster adjacent to the stream than further away, and moist riparian areas had higher decomposition rates than drier ones. Decomposition rates were positively related to pH, Ca, Mg and NH4 and soil temperature. Synthesis and applications We show that above- and belowground diversity and microbial decomposition are associated to soil moisture at riparian sites supporting the idea of leaving wider unmanaged buffers in moist habitats to safeguard the overall forest diversity. Our findings further emphasize the need to consider soil moisture when planning the measures for riparian protection as changes in riparian soil moisture could lead to deterioration of organic matter decomposition. Different responses of the examined plant and microbial communities to riparian soil conditions clearly imply that overall riparian diversity cannot be explained based on a single community type, and that different organisms may respond differently to human-induced changes in stream riparian zone. Numéro de notice : A2022-485 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : BIODIVERSITE/FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120344 Date de publication en ligne : 04/06/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120344 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=100923 [article]

Multiscale assimilation of Sentinel and Landsat data for soil moisture and Leaf Area Index predictions using an ensemble-Kalman-filter-based assimilation approach in a heterogeneous ecosystem / Nicola Montaldo in Remote sensing, vol 14 n° 14 (July-2 2022)  

Public [article]  inRemote sensing > vol 14 n° 14 (July-2 2022) . - n° 3458 Titre : Multiscale assimilation of Sentinel and Landsat data for soil moisture and Leaf Area Index predictions using an ensemble-Kalman-filter-based assimilation approach in a heterogeneous ecosystem Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Nicola Montaldo, Auteur ; Andrea Gaspa, Auteur ; Roberto Corona, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 3458 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de télédétection [Termes IGN] assimilation des données [Termes IGN] bassin méditerranéen [Termes IGN] écosystème [Termes IGN] filtre de Kalman [Termes IGN] humidité du sol [Termes IGN] image Landsat-8 [Termes IGN] image Sentinel-MSI [Termes IGN] image Sentinel-SAR [Termes IGN] Leaf Area Index [Termes IGN] modèle dynamique [Termes IGN] modèle hydrographique [Termes IGN] Sardaigne [Termes IGN] zone semi-aride Résumé : (auteur) Data assimilation techniques allow researchers to optimally merge remote sensing observations in ecohydrological models, guiding them for improving land surface fluxes predictions. Presently, freely available remote sensing products, such as those of Sentinel 1 radar, Landsat 8 sensors, and Sentinel 2 sensors, allow the monitoring of land surface variables (e.g., radar backscatter for soil moisture and the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and for leaf area index (LAI)) at unprecedentedly high spatial and time resolutions, appropriate for heterogeneous ecosystems, typical of semiarid ecosystems characterized by contrasting vegetation components (grass and trees) competing for water use. A multiscale assimilation approach that assimilates radar backscatter and grass and tree NDVI in a coupled vegetation dynamic–land surface model is proposed. It is based on the ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF), and it is not limited to assimilating remote sensing data for model predictions, but it uses assimilated data for dynamically updating key model parameters (the ENKFdc approach), including saturated hydraulic conductivity and grass and tree maintenance respiration coefficients, which are highly sensitive parameters of soil–water balance and biomass budget models, respectively. The proposed EnKFdc assimilation approach facilitated good predictions of soil moisture, grass, and tree LAI in a heterogeneous ecosystem in Sardinia for a 3-year period with contrasting hydrometeorological (dry vs. wet) conditions. Contrary to the EnKF-based approach, the proposed EnKFdc approach performed well for the full range of hydrometeorological conditions and parameters, even assuming extremely biased model conditions with very high or low parameter values compared with the calibrated (“true”) values. The EnKFdc approach is crucial for soil moisture and LAI predictions in winter and spring, key seasons for water resources management in Mediterranean water-limited ecosystems. The use of ENKFdc also enabled us to predict evapotranspiration and carbon flux well, with errors of less than 4% and 15%, respectively; such results were obtained even with extremely biased initial model conditions. Numéro de notice : A2022-574 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : IMAGERIE Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/rs14143458 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14143458 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101293 [article]

Analysis of the land suitability for paddy fields in Tanzania using a GIS-based analytical hierarchy process / Ahmad Al-Hanbali in Geo-spatial Information Science, vol 25 n° 2 ([01/06/2022])  

Public [article]  inGeo-spatial Information Science > vol 25 n° 2 [01/06/2022] . - pp 212 - 228 Titre : Analysis of the land suitability for paddy fields in Tanzania using a GIS-based analytical hierarchy process Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Ahmad Al-Hanbali, Auteur ; Kenichi Shibuta, Auteur ; Bayan Alsaaideh, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : pp 212 - 228 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications SIG [Termes IGN] cultures irriguées [Termes IGN] humidité du sol [Termes IGN] précipitation [Termes IGN] processus de hiérarchisation analytique [Termes IGN] rizière [Termes IGN] Tanzanie [Termes IGN] utilisation du sol Résumé : (auteur) The importance of irrigation development is considered a key factor for food security and poverty reduction because it improves crop productivity, and ensures stable expansion of agricultural production. However, irrigation development requires understanding of the available resources including the suitability of the land for agriculture. In this study, the land suitability for paddy fields was evaluated within the United Republic of Tanzania mainland by integrating the geographic information system (GIS) and analytical hierarchy process (AHP). In this study, 11 criteria based on various sources (soil type, soil drainage, soil organic carbon, soil pH, soil depth, elevation, slope, land use, topographic wetness index, temperature, and precipitation) were used. These criteria were used within the GIS-based AHP to identify the most suitable land for sustainable paddy field cultivation considering the preservation of the natural environment of forests and protected areas by examining two scenarios: rainfed condition and irrigation priority. The former ten criteria were assumed to be constant in both scenarios and were assigned the same scores, while the latter criterion (precipitation) was assigned different scores for varying amounts to plan new irrigation projects. Unsuitable land represents 72.8% of the study area, reducing the potential agriculture land (PAL) appropriate for cultivation to 27.2%. In the rainfed condition scenario, the very high and high suitability classes represent 17.6% of the total land of the study area and 64.7% of the PAL. In the irrigation priority scenario, the same classes represent 21.4% of the total land of the study area and 78.6% of the PAL. Finally, the distribution of the land suitability for both scenarios was analyzed within eight administrative irrigation zones to determine the irrigation zone with the greatest potential for paddy field cultivation. Numéro de notice : A2022-598 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : GEOMATIQUE Nature : Article DOI : 10.1080/10095020.2021.2004079 Date de publication en ligne : 03/12/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1080/10095020.2021.2004079 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101303 [article]

GIS and machine learning for analysing influencing factors of bushfires using 40-year spatio-temporal bushfire data / Wanqin He in ISPRS International journal of geo-information, vol 11 n° 6 (June 2022)  

Public [article]  inISPRS International journal of geo-information > vol 11 n° 6 (June 2022) . - n° 336 Titre : GIS and machine learning for analysing influencing factors of bushfires using 40-year spatio-temporal bushfire data Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Wanqin He, Auteur ; Sara Shirowzhan, Auteur ; Christopher Pettit, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 336 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications SIG [Termes IGN] analyse diachronique [Termes IGN] apprentissage automatique [Termes IGN] brousse [Termes IGN] classification par forêts d'arbres décisionnels [Termes IGN] coefficient de corrélation [Termes IGN] données météorologiques [Termes IGN] données spatiotemporelles [Termes IGN] humidité du sol [Termes IGN] incendie [Termes IGN] indice de végétation [Termes IGN] Nouvelle-Galles du Sud [Termes IGN] prévention des risques [Termes IGN] régression linéaire [Termes IGN] Spark [Termes IGN] système d'information géographique [Termes IGN] température de l'air Résumé : (auteur) The causes of bushfires are extremely complex, and their scale of burning and probability of occurrence are influenced by the interaction of a variety of factors such as meteorological factors, topography, human activity and vegetation type. An in-depth understanding of the combined mechanisms of factors affecting the occurrence and spread of bushfires is needed to support the development of effective fire prevention plans and fire suppression measures and aid planning for geographic, ecological maintenance and urban emergency management. This study aimed to explore how bushfires, meteorological variability and other natural factors have interacted over the past 40 years in NSW Australia and how these influencing factors synergistically drive bushfires. The CSIRO’s Spark toolkit has been used to simulate bushfire burning spread over 24 h. The study uses NSW wildfire data from 1981–2020, combined with meteorological factors (temperature, precipitation, wind speed), vegetation data (NDVI data, vegetation type) and topography (slope, soil moisture) data to analyse the relationship between bushfires and influencing factors quantitatively. Machine learning-random forest regression was then used to determine the differences in the influence of bushfire factors on the incidence and burn scale of bushfires. Finally, the data on each influence factor was imported into Spark, and the results of the random forest model were used to set different influence weights in Spark to visualise the spread of bushfires burning over 24 h in four hotspot regions of bushfire in NSW. Wind speed, air temperature and soil moisture were found to have the most significant influence on the spread of bushfires, with the combined contribution of these three factors exceeding 60%, determining the spread of bushfires and the scale of burning. Precipitation and vegetation showed a greater influence on the annual frequency of bushfires. In addition, burn simulations show that wind direction influences the main direction of fire spread, whereas the shape of the flame front is mainly due to the influence of land classification. Besides, the simulation results from Spark could predict the temporal and spatial spread of fire, which is a potential decision aid for fireproofing agencies. The results of this study can inform how fire agencies can better understand fire occurrence mechanisms and use bushfire prediction and simulation techniques to support both their operational (short-term) and strategic (long-term) fire management responses and policies. Numéro de notice : A2022-481 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : GEOMATIQUE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.3390/ijgi11060336 Date de publication en ligne : 05/06/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi11060336 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=100894 [article]

Novel hybrid models combining meta-heuristic algorithms with support vector regression (SVR) for groundwater potential mapping / A'Kif Al-Fugara in Geocarto international, vol 37 n° 9 ([15/05/2022])  

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Multi-parameter risk mapping of Qazvin aquifer by classic and fuzzy clustering techniques / Saman Javadi in Geocarto international, vol 37 n° 4 ([15/02/2022])  

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Application of catastrophe theory to spatial analysis of groundwater potential in a sub-humid tropical region: a hybrid approach / Laishram Kanta Singh in Geocarto international, vol 37 n° 3 ([01/02/2022])  

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Forest floor alteration by canopy trees and soil wetness drive regeneration of a spruce-beech forest / Pavel Daněk in Forest ecology and management, vol 504 (15 January 2022)  

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Non-linear GNSS signal processing applied to land observation with high-rate airborne reflectometry / Hamza Issa (2022)  

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Python software to transform GPS SNR wave phases to volumetric water content / Angel Martín in GPS solutions, vol 26 n° 1 (January 2022)  

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Improving soil moisture retrieval from GNSS-interferometric reflectometry: parameters optimization and data fusion via neural network / Yajie Shi in International Journal of Remote Sensing IJRS, vol 42 n° 23 (1-10 December 2021)  

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Estimating regional soil moisture with synergistic use of AMSR2 and MODIS images / Majid Rahimzadegan in Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, PERS, vol 87 n° 9 (September 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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Using electrical resistivity tomography to detect wetwood and estimate moisture content in silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) / Ludovic Martin in Annals of Forest Science [en ligne], vol 78 n° 3 (September 2021)  

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