Forest ecology

Identifying deforestation quickly is key to mitigating forest loss around the world. We believe leveraging the availability of near-instantaneous satellite data can both help effectively monitor without being computationally intensive and be accessible to relevant stakeholders.

Temperate deciduous forest ecology research from the Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO) plot at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. Projects included dendroband surveys, assessing plant responses to drought, and contributing to long-term ecological monitoring.