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Using An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Uav) To Capture Micro-Topography Of Antarctic Moss Beds, Arko Lucieer, Darren Turner, Diana H. King, Sharon A. Robinson
Using An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Uav) To Capture Micro-Topography Of Antarctic Moss Beds, Arko Lucieer, Darren Turner, Diana H. King, Sharon A. Robinson
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Mosses, the dominant flora of East Antarctica, show evidence of drying in recent decades, likely due to the regional effects of climate change. Given the relatively small area that such moss beds occupy, new tools are needed to map and monitor these fragile ecosystems in sufficient detail. In this study, we collected low altitude aerial photography with a small multi-rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). Structure from Motion (SfM) computer vision techniques were applied to derive ultra-high resolution 3D models from multi-view aerial photography. A 2 cm digital surface model (DSM) and 1 cm orthophoto mosaic were derived from the 3D …
Dominating The Antarctic Environment: Bryophytes In A Time Of Change, Jessica Bramley-Alves, Diana H. King, Sharon A. Robinson, Rebecca E. Miller
Dominating The Antarctic Environment: Bryophytes In A Time Of Change, Jessica Bramley-Alves, Diana H. King, Sharon A. Robinson, Rebecca E. Miller
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Polar ecosystems, and particularly Antarctica, are one of the few environs in which bryophytes dominate the flora. Their success in these regions is due to bryophytes’ ability to withstand an array of harsh conditions through their poikilohydric lifestyle. However, the unique conditions that allow bryophytes to proliferate over other forms of vegetation also create considerable limitations to growth and photosynthetic activity. High latitude areas are already experiencing some of the most pronounced and rapid climatic change, especially in the Arctic, the Sub-Antarctic Islands and Maritime Antarctica, and these are predicted to continue over the next century. This climatic change is …