Pitfalls of forest damage detection using medium-resolution imagery: A response to the paper of Karpov et al. (2024)

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<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985939%3A_____%2F24%3A00598502" target="_blank" >RIV/67985939:_____/24:00598502 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122073" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122073</a>
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Pitfalls of forest damage detection using medium-resolution imagery: A response to the paper of Karpov et al. (2024)
Original language description
A recent paper by Karpov et al. (2024) discusses forest disturbances on Kunashir Island due to windstorms and bark beetle outbreaks. The study uses medium-resolution satellite data, which we argue is conceptually flawed for analyzing windthrows and spruce dieback in mixed forests of the study area. The results significantly underestimate disturbed areas by over 50 %. Here we highlight the methodological shortcomings of the Karpov et al. (2024) study and caution against using medium-resolution data for forest disturbance detection in mixed forests. Such underestimations can provide an extremely imprecise baseline for disturbance impacts under climate change, potentially misguiding projections of impacts on forest ecology and management.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Project
<a href="/en/project/GA23-05272S" target="_blank" >GA23-05272S: Tropical cyclone activity, drivers, and impact on forest ecosystems at different spatial and temporal scales</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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