Remote Sensing for Vegetation Dynamic Monitoring, Carbon and Ecological Assessment
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 1286
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ecological monitoring and assessment; revegetation and carbon sink; urban and mine ecology
Interests: vegetation change detection; forest disturbance; forest carbon accounting; evaluation of climate effects; ecological remote sensing
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Interests: ecosystems and ecoservices; biodiversity and bioresources; climate change mitigation strategies
Interests: revegetation monitoring and effectiveness assessment; carbon exchange between terrestrial ecosystem and the atmosphere
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Earth's terrestrial vegetation is a dynamic and critical component of the global biosphere, serving as the foundation for ecosystem services, biodiversity, and the planet's carbon cycle. In an era of unprecedented environmental change—driven by climate fluctuations, land-use transformations, and anthropogenic pressures—the precise monitoring of vegetation dynamics and the robust assessment of carbon stocks and ecosystem functions have become paramount for scientific understanding, policy formulation, and sustainable management. Recent advances in remote sensing technologies, computational methodologies, and interdisciplinary ecological modelling have fundamentally transformed our capacity to observe, analyze, and predict these complex processes across spatial and temporal scales.
This Special Issue is dedicated to showcasing cutting-edge research and innovative applications at the forefront of this rapidly evolving field. We seek to compile a comprehensive collection of contributions that leverage multi-source Earth observation data—from high-resolution satellite imagery and LiDAR to UAV-based sensors and hyperspectral platforms—to address pressing challenges and unlock new insights. The scope encompasses the development of novel algorithms for tracking vegetation phenology, structure, composition, and physiological status; the quantification of above- and below-ground carbon stocks and fluxes; and the integrated evaluation of ecosystem integrity, resilience, and service provision.
Key thematic areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- vegetation detection;
- afforestation and ecological functions;
- revegetation and carbon sinks;
- carbon cycle evaluation;
- vegetation physiological processes inversion;
- vegetation and environment interaction;
- ecological restoration assessment;
- multimodal data processing and fusion;
- biodiversity and bioresources;
- climate adaptation.
By bringing together diverse perspectives from remote sensing, ecology, geography, climatology, and data science, this Special Issue aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue, highlight methodological breakthroughs, and chart future research directions. The collective knowledge presented here will be instrumental in enhancing our predictive understanding of vegetation responses to global change and in providing the evidence base necessary for effective stewardship of our planet's vital ecosystems.
Prof. Dr. Haidong Li
Dr. Wenjuan Shen
Dr. Xiangping Hu
Guest Editors
Dr. Yamei Shao
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- vegetation dynamics
- revegetation effectiveness
- ecological restoration
- carbon sinks
- ecological monitoring
- environmental interaction
- biodiversity monitoring and evaluation
- climate adaptation
- multimodal remote sensing
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