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Title: Advancements in remote sensing techniques for earthquake engineering: A review

Author
item MACDOUGALL, ANDREW - University Of Guelph
item ESCH, ELLEN - University Of Guelph
item CHEN, QINGQING - Peking University
item CARROLL, OLIVER - University Of Guelph
item BONNER, COLIN - University Of Guelph
item OHLERT, TIM - University Of New Mexico
item SIEWART, MATTHIAS - University Of Umea
item SULIK, JOHN - University Of Guelph
item SCHWEIGER, ANNA - University Of Zurich
item BORER, ELIZABETH - University Of Minnesota
item NAIDU, DILIP - Indian Institute Of Science
item BAGCHI, SUMANTA - Indian Institute Of Science
item HAUTIER, YANN - Utrecht University
item WILFAHRT, PETER - University Of Minnesota
item LARSON, KEITH - University Of Umea
item OLOFSSON, JOHAN - University Of Umea
item CLELAND, ELSA - University Of California
item MUTHUKRISHNAN, RANJAN - Boston University
item O'HALLORAN, LYDIA - Clemson University
item ALBERTI, JUAN - National University Of Mar Del Plata
item ANDERSON, T. MICHAEL - Wake Forest University
item ARNILLAS, CARLOS - University Of Toronto
item BAKKER, JONATHAN - University Of Washington
item BARRIO, ISABEL - Agricultural University Of Iceland
item BIEDERMAN, LORI - Iowa State University
item BOUGHTON, ELIZABETH - Archbold Biological Station
item BRUDVIG, LARS - Michigan State University
item BRUSCHETTI, MARTIN - National University Of Mar Del Plata
item BUCKLEY, YVONNE - Trinity College Dublin
item BUGALHO, MIGUEL - University Of Lisbon
item CADOTTE, MARC - University Of Toronto
item CALDEIRA, MARIA - University Of Lisbon
item CATFORD, JANE - King'S College
item D'ANTONIO, CARLA - University Of California Santa Barbara
item DAVIES, KENDI - University Of Colorado
item DALEO, PEDRO - National University Of Mar Del Plata
item DICKMAN, CHRISTOPHER - University Of Sydney
item DONOHUE, IAN - Trinity College Dublin
item DUPRE, MARY ELLYN - Mpg Ranch
item ELGERSMA, KENNETH - University Of Northern Iowa
item EISENHAUER, NICO - Leipzig University
item ESKELINEN, ANU - Leipzig University
item ESTRADA, CATALINA - Imperial College
item Fay, Philip
item FENG, YANHAO - Lanzhou University
item GRUNER, DANIEL - University Of Maryland
item HAGENAH, NICOLE - University Of Pretoria
item HAIDER, SYLVIA - Martin Luther University
item HARPOLE, STAN - Leipzig University
item HERSCH-GREEN, ERIKA - Michigan Technological University
item JENTSCH, ANKE - University Of Bayreuth
item KIRKMAN, KEVIN - University Of Kwazulu-Natal
item KNOPS, JOHANNES - Xi'An Jiaotong-Liverpool University
item LAANISTO, LAURI - Estonian University Of Life Sciences
item LANNES, LUCIOLA - Sao Paulo State University (UNESP)
item LAUNGANI, RAMESH - Doane University
item LKHAGVA, ARIUNTSETSEG - National University Of Mongolia
item MACEK, PETR - Czech Academy Of Sciences
item MARTINA, JASON - Texas State University
item MCCULLEY, REBECCA - University Of Kentucky
item MELBOURNE, BRETT - University Of Colorado
item MITCHELL, RACHEL - Northern Arizona University
item MOORE, JOSLIN - Monash University
item MORGAN, JOHN - La Trobe University
item NIU, YUJIE - University Of Bayreuth
item PARTEL, MEELIS - University Of Tartu
item PERI, PABLO - Universidad Nacional De La Patagonia Austral
item POWER, SALLY - Western Sydney University
item PRICE, JODI - Charles Sturt University
item PROBER, SUZANNE - Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
item REN, ZHENGWEI - Lanzhou University
item RISCH, ANITA - Swiss Federal Research Institute Wsl
item SMITH, NICK - Texas Tech University
item SONNIER, GREGORY - Archbold Biological Station
item STANDISH, RACHEL - Murdoch University
item STEVENS, CARLY - Lancaster University
item TEDDER, MICHELLE - University Of Kwazulu-Natal
item TOGNETTI, PEDRO - University Of Buenos Aires
item VEEN, CISKA - Netherlands Institute Of Ecology
item VIRTANEN, RISTO - University Of Oulu
item WARDLE, GLENDA - University Of Sydney
item WARING, ELIZABETH - Norhteastern State University
item WOLF, AMELIA - University Of Texas At Austin
item YAHDJIAN, LAURA - Universidad De Buenos Aires
item SEABLOOM, ERIC - University Of Minnesota

Submitted to: Earthquake Research Advances
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/9/2024
Publication Date: 8/5/2024
Citation: Macdougall, A., Esch, E., Chen, Q., Carroll, O., Bonner, C., Ohlert, T., Siewart, M., Sulik, J., Schweiger, A., Borer, E., Naidu, D., Bagchi, S., Hautier, Y., Wilfahrt, P., Larson, K., Olofsson, J., Cleland, E., Muthukrishnan, R., O'Halloran, L., Alberti, J., Anderson, T., Arnillas, C.A., Bakker, J.D., Barrio, I.C., Biederman, L., Boughton, E.H., Brudvig, L., Bruschetti, M., Buckley, Y., Bugalho, M.N., Cadotte, M.W., Caldeira, M.C., Catford, J.A., D'Antonio, C., Davies, K., Daleo, P., Dickman, C.R., Donohue, I., Dupre, M., Elgersma, K., Eisenhauer, N., Eskelinen, A., Estrada, C., Fay, P.A., Feng, Y., Gruner, D.S., Hagenah, N., Haider, S., Harpole, S., Hersch-Green, E., Jentsch, A., Kirkman, K., Knops, J.M., Laanisto, L., Lannes, L.S., Laungani, R., Lkhagva, A., Macek, P., Martina, J.P., Mcculley, R.L., Melbourne, B., Mitchell, R., Moore, J.L., Morgan, J.W., Niu, Y.O., Partel, M., Peri, P.L., Power, S.A., Price, J.N., Prober, S.M., Ren, Z., Risch, A.C., Smith, N., Sonnier, G., Standish, R.J., Stevens, C.J., Tedder, M., Tognetti, P., Veen, C.G., Virtanen, R., Wardle, G.M., Waring, E., Wolf, A.A., Yahdjian, L., Seabloom, E. 2024. Advancements in remote sensing techniques for earthquake engineering: A review. Earthquake Research Advances. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02500-x.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02500-x

Interpretive Summary: Grasslands are undergoing sizable changes in production of biomass, a key provisioning ecosystem service. Variation in biomass production has important implications for food security, biodiversity, and carbon storage especially in arid regions. Using a global sample of 84 grasslands, analysis of remotely sensed biomass data showed that biomass production has generally increased since th 1980s, particularly in warmer, wetter, more species-rich sites but has tended to decline in drier, species-poor sites. These changes could not be attributed to differences in grazing, nitrogen deposition, plant invasions, but were accompanied by widespread changes in the seasonal timing of biomass production. These findings can inform efforts to sustainably manage grasslands.

Technical Abstract: Global change is associated with variable shifts in the annual production of aboveground plant biomass, suggesting localized sensitivities with unclear causal origins. Combining remotely sensed NDVI data since the 1980s with contemporary field data from 84 grasslands on six continents, we demonstrate a widening divergence in site-level biomass ranging from +51% to -34% globally. Biomass generally increased in warmer, wetter and species-rich sites with longer growing seasons while declining in species-poor arid areas. Phenological changes were widespread, revealing substantive transitions in grassland seasonal cycling. Grazing, nitrogen deposition, and plant invasion were prevalent in some regions but did not predict overall trends. Grasslands are undergoing sizable changes in production, with implications for food security, biodiversity, and carbon storage especially in arid regions where declines are accelerating.