Search Results - "SIMS, NEIL C."

The long term effects of thinning treatments on vegetation structure and water yield by Hawthorne, Sandra N.D., Lane, Patrick N.J., Bren, Leon J., Sims, Neil C.

“…•We investigated the long term impact of different thinning treatments in E. regnans forests.•We used paired catchment method and LiDAR.•Strip-thinning…”
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Automated in-situ laser scanner for monitoring forest Leaf Area Index by Culvenor, Darius S, Newnham, Glenn J, Mellor, Andrew, Sims, Neil C, Haywood, Andrew

“…An automated laser rangefinding instrument was developed to characterize overstorey and understorey vegetation dynamics over time. Design criteria were based…”
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Anthropocene Baselines: Assessing Change and Managing Biodiversity in Human-Dominated Aquatic Ecosystems by KOPF, R. KELLER, FINLAYSON, C. MAX, HUMPHRIES, PAUL, SIMS, NEIL C., HLADYZ, SALLY

“…Global ecosystems have shifted from historical conditions, but it is unclear from what baselines change should be assessed. Scientists and managers have…”
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Mapping inundation in the heterogeneous floodplain wetlands of the Macquarie Marshes, using Landsat Thematic Mapper by Thomas, Rachael F., Kingsford, Richard T., Lu, Yi, Cox, Stephen J., Sims, Neil C., Hunter, Simon J.

“…•Water and vegetation indices effectively detected inundation in a large heterogeneous wetland.•We accurately mapped flooded area using three classes: water,…”
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Remote sensing of vegetation responses to flooding of a semi-arid floodplain: Implications for monitoring ecological effects of environmental flows by Sims, Neil C., Colloff, Matthew J.

“…Environmental flows are used to support the structure and function of floodplain, wetland and riverine ecosystems that are subject to stress from drought,…”
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Spectral separability and mapping potential of cassava leaf damage symptoms caused by whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci) by Sims, Neil C, De Barro, Paul, Newnham, Glenn J, Kalyebi, Andrew, Macfadyen, Sarina, Malthus, Tim J

“…BACKGROUND This study examines whether leaf spectra can be used to measure damage to cassava plants from whitefly (Bemisia tabaci), and the potential to…”
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The contributions of Indigenous People's earth observations to water quality monitoring by López-Maldonado, Yolanda, Anstee, Janet, Neely, Merrie Beth, Marty, Jérôme, Mastracci, Diana, Ngonyani, Happyness, Ogashawara, Igor, Salyani, Anham, Sharma, Kabindra, Sims, Neil C.

“…Indigenous Knowledge, observations and understandings of Earth processes are not sufficiently included in global Earth Observations. Drawing on the results…”
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A Classification of Floodplains and Wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin Based on Changes in Flows Following Water Resource Development by Sims, Neil C., Chariton, Anthony A., Jin, Huidong, Colloff, Matthew J.

“…We present a regional classification of 40 floodplains and wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia, based on changes in flows since river regulation…”
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The use of historical environmental monitoring data to test predictions on cross-scale ecological responses to alterations in river flows by Colloff, Matthew J., Overton, Ian C., Henderson, Brent L., Roberts, Jane, Reid, Julian R. W., Oliver, Roderick L., Arthur, Anthony D., Doody, Tanya M., Sims, Neil C., Ye, Qifeng, Cuddy, Susan M.

“…Determination of ecological responses to river flows is fundamental to understanding how flow-dependent ecosystems have been altered by regulation, water…”
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Towards the Operational Use of Satellite Hyperspectral Image Data for Mapping Nutrient Status and Fertilizer Requirements in Australian Plantation Forests by Sims, Neil C., Culvenor, Darius, Newnham, Glenn, Coops, Nicholas C., Hopmans, Peter

“…EO-1/Hyperion data can potentially reduce the cost of nutrition assessments in plantation forests, supplementing standard point-based measurements with…”
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Developing good practice guidance for estimating land degradation in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by Sims, Neil C., England, Jacqueline R., Newnham, Glenn J., Alexander, Sasha, Green, Carly, Minelli, Sara, Held, Alex

“…•Degradation is identified by changes in land cover, productivity and soil organic C.•A one-out-all-out method combines sub-indicators to calculate the…”
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A land degradation interpretation matrix for reporting on UN SDG indicator 15.3.1 and land degradation neutrality by Sims, Neil C., Barger, Nichole N., Metternicht, Graciela I., England, Jacqueline R.

“…•The degradation interpretation matrix guides decisions for UN SDG Indicator 15.3.1.•Some remediation activities can cause land to be classified as…”
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Multiband SAR data for rangeland pasture monitoring by Zheng-Shu Zhou, Caccetta, Peter, Sims, Neil C., Held, Alex

“…Rangelands in Australia cover approximately 80 percent of the continent and include a diverse group of relatively undisturbed ecosystems such as tropical…”
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