Icon Legend

This session is not in your schedule.

This session is in your schedule. Click again to remove it.

153 Views

Inspire Session

Session: : Remote Sensing of Plant Biodiversity, Physiological Stress and Ecosystem Function in a Rapidly Changing World

INS 16-4 - What canopy spectral reflectance tells us about belowground processes in a savanna-forest gradient

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT

Location: 254

Presenting Author(s)

SD

Sandra Durán

Colorado State University, Colorado, United States

Co-author(s)

JC

Jeannine M. Cavender-Bares, Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Ecology, Evolution & Behavior, University of Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
SH

Sarah E. Hobbie, Ph.D.

Professor
University of Minnesota, United States
AP

Adam FA Pellegrini

Assistant Professor
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
PT

Phil PA Townsend, Ph.D.

Professor
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
JG

Jose Antonio Guzman

University of Minnesota
BH

Brendan Heberlein

University of Wisconsin
WH

W Beckett Hills

University of Wisconsin
PR

Peter B. Reich, Ph.D.

Professor
University of Minnesota; Institute for Global Change Biology, University of Michigan, Minnesota, United States

Remote sensing of vegetation has provided accurate measurements of ecosystem productivity, plant chemistry and functional diversity, but the extent to which remote sensing of vegetation can improve the study of belowground processes remains unclear. Savannas are challenging targets due to the overstory, midstory and understory vegetation strata, but they could play a significant role in signaling plant shifts since they are undergoing changes such as the encroachment of vegetation with consequences for ecosystem function. This talk will highlight findings on how remotely sensed vegetation of savanna’s canopies can enhance our understanding of belowground processes related to carbon and nitrogen cycling.