Presentation about CABO given by Etienne Laliberté, Nov 8 2018, at McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

1. Etienne Laliberté
Associate Professor
Canada Research Chair in Plant Functional Biodiversity
IRBV, Université de Montréal

3. Temperature 2090-99 vs.1980-99

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New York
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Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Santiago
Vancouver
Madrid
Moscow
Paris
Berlin
Rome
Cairo
Algiers
Manaus
Abidjan
Luanda
Cape Town
Nairobi
Riyadh
Delhi
Beijing
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Sydney
Irkutsk
Denver
Oymyakon
Perth
London
© W. Barthlott 1996, 2005
GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY: SPECIES NUMBERS OF VASCULAR PLANTS
DZ 4 (500 - 1000)
DZ 5 (1000 - 1500)
DZ 3 (200 - 500)
DZ 2 (100 - 200)
DZ 1 (<100) DZ 9 (4000 - 5000)
DZ 10 ( 5000)
DZ 8 (3000 - 4000)
DZ 7 (2000 - 3000)
DZ 6 (1500 - 2000)
Diversity Zones (DZ): Number of species per 10 000km2
>29°C
>27°C
sea surface temperatureRobinson Projection
Standard Parallels 38°N und 38°S
W. Barthlott, G. Kier, H. Kreft, W. Küper, D. Rafiqpoor,
& J. Mutke 2005
modified after
W. Barthlott, W. Lauer & A. Placke1996
Nees Institute for Biodiversity of Plants
University of Bonn
~308,312 vascular plant species

7. Field
biologist
Satellite
Geographical extent
Ground resolution
1–10 ha
>>1000 ha
cm
dm–m
~5–30 m
mm

8. Field
biologist
UAV
(drone)
Aircraft
Satellite
Geographical extent
Ground resolution
1–10 ha
10–100 ha
100–1000 ha
>>1000 ha
cm
dm–m
~5–30 m
mm

11. Wavelength (nm)
5000

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! = R / I

14. © Oliver Lucanus

15. Leaf economics spectrum
Soils Nutrient-richNutrient-poor
Rhododendron groenlandicum Acer saccharum
PhotosynthesisSlow Fast
LifespanLong Short

18. Acer
rubrum
Acer
saccharum

20. Proteins, cellulose, lignin
Water
Structure
Pigments

21. Airborne spectranomics

23. Carnegie Airborne Observatory

24. Carnegie Airborne Observatory
Leaf spectral signatures
Taxonomy
Leaf traits

25. Land-use change
Invasive species
Climate change
N deposition

26. EO-1 Hyperion bands with <50% cloud cover

27. Phragmites australis
subsp. australis

28. European reed (Phragmites australis ssp. australis)

30. Margaret Kalacska
Geography, McGill
Pablo Arroyo
National Research
Council
Oliver Lucanus
UAV Pilot

32. Twin Otter with CASI/SASI
(365-2450 nm)
70-cm pixels

37. Invasive reed (Phragmites)

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Red
Phragmites australis
Other species

39. Etienne Laliberté (PI)
Leaf spectra and traits
Anne Bruneau
Spectra and phylogeny
Margaret Kalacska
Airborne remote sensing
Mark Vellend
Biodiversity field surveys
Nicholas Coops
Satellite data fusion

40. Deliverables: protocols and apps

41. Deliverables: spectral and trait library

42. Anne Bruneau

43. Deliverables: imagery & maps
Biodiversity maps
Imagery

46. Redpath Library Complex - Room A / Visualization Studio
McGill University - 3459 McTavish
November 14 2018 | 8:30- 10:30
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@CABO_Science
Symposium on Remote Sensing of Plant Biodiversity
Phil Townsend, U Wisconsin
Crystal Schaaf, U Massachusets
Isla Myers-Smith, U Edinburgh
Pablo Arroyo, National Research Council