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Professor Alan Blackburn Lancaster Environment Centre, Research interests
My overall motivation is to develop a deeper understanding of
environmental systems in order to define appropriate practices and strategies
for the management of those systems. To achieve this I undertake basic and
applied research in geospatial science, which focuses on the following three themes:
(1) Remote
sensing of plant responses to environmental stress: Here the emphasis is on developing novel remote
sensing techniques using ground-based, airborne and satellite systems for
measuring the biochemical and biophysical responses of vegetation to factors
such as water deficit, nutrient deficiency and pollution. This work is
contributing towards the adoption of remote sensing in forestry, agriculture
and environmental security.
(2) Modelling
the relationships between spatial properties and ecosystem processes: This theme emphasises
the importance of understanding ecological processes across multiple scales
in order to determine the controls on biodiversity and other ecosystem
services. This work uses novel combinations of remote sensing and field data
for collecting ecologically meaningful information across multiple scales and
spatial modelling for assimilating data and building predictive systems.
(3) Applying
geospatial technologies across different environmental systems: Here the emphasis is on adapting the rapidly
emerging capabilities in remote sensing, GIS and spatial modelling to provide
new insights into the functioning of a range of different environmental
systems. Throughout, the emphasis has been on exploiting the unique
properties of remotely-sensed information (large area coverage, spatial
continuity, repeat acquisition etc.) and the ability for multi-scale analysis
and representation of processes, in order to investigate the environmental
system from new perspectives.
Current teaching
Undergraduate
modules
LEC 103 Environmental Processes and Systems
(Biosphere section) LEC 115 Geographical Skills in a Changing World
(Remote Sensing section) LEC 214 Interacting Landscapes: Biogeography and
Geomorphology LEC 215 Investigating Mediterranean Environments
(Field Course) Masters
module
LEC 402 Geoinformatics La Alpujarra, Spain Biography
Academic
posts. 1993 -2000. Lecturer, Geography Department, King's
College London. Qualifications. B.Sc. in Physical Geography. University of Bristol.
1990. Key
admin roles. Director of the Graduate School of the Environment,
2016-18. Lancaster Environment Centre Associate Director
(Postgraduate Research), 2015-18. Part 1 Director of Studies, 2012-2015. Director of Teaching and Learning, 2008-2011. Undergraduate Admissions Tutor, 2003-2007. Research Recent
funded research projects
“Impact acceleration for understanding and reducing
lodging in maize and rice”, 2019, GCRF Follow on Fund, with University of
Birmingham and ADAS, Co-I, £171k.
“Sustainable intensification of top fruit production through
precision orchard management using novel remote sensing technologies.” with
Worldwide Fruit Ltd. 2019-23, BBSRC Waitrose Agronomy Group CTP. PI.
“Innovations in Food Security” 2018-2019, Rutherford Fund Strategic
Partner Scheme, Co-I £150k.
“Developing a ‘Crop Intelligence System’ based on Earth Observation
data for supporting farmers, researchers and extension workers in China.”
2017-2018, STFC Newton Agri-Tech Network+, Co-I
£42k.
“Understanding and reducing lodging in maize and rice.” 2017-2019,
BBSRC GCRF. Partners: University of Birmingham, RSK ADAS, China Agricultural
University and CIMMYT, Mexico. Co-I £240k to LU.
“Increasing the resilience of cereal and oilseed rape production to
weather damage.” 2016-2019, BBSRC/NERC Sustainable Agriculture Research and
Innovation Club. Partners: University of Birmingham, ADAS, BASF, SOYL,
Monsanto, Telespazio. PI £697k.
“Delivering resilient power, road and rail networks by translating a
tree failure risk model for multi-sector applications”. 2016-17, NERC
Environmental Risks to Infrastructure Innovation Programme.
Partners: ADAS, BGS Scottish Power, UK Power Networks, Transport Scotland,
Scottish Water, Bluesky and Atkins. See: http://www.treefall.co.uk/. PI £83k.
“Remote Sensing for Sustainable Intensification in China.” 2015-16,
STFC Newton Agritech Programme.
Partners: UK: Rothamsted, ADAS, Southampton
University, AgSpace, Aberdeen University, UEA,
China: ZJU, CAAS, CAU, CMA & CAS. Co-I £640k.
“Quantifying the risks of tree failure to guide proactive management
and increase the resilience of electricity distribution networks.” 2014-15,
NERC Environmental Risks to Infrastructure Programme.
Partners: ADAS & Scottish Power. PI £153k
“Exploiting satellite ‘hyper-sensing’ to deliver yield sustainability
in China.” 2014-15, STFC Newton Agri-Tech Programme. Postdoc: Alex Onojeghuo. Partners: UK: CEH
& ADAS, China: ZJU, CAAS, CAU, CMA & CAS. PI £50k
“Understanding disturbance and regeneration in tropical forests to
support sustainable forest management.” 2013-16, Ministry of Science,
Technology and Innovation, Malaysia & NERC. Partners: Forest Research
Institute Malaysia & UiTM. PI £51k.
Current
PhD students
Alex Bleasdale, in progress, Sustainable intensification of top
fruit production through precision orchard management using novel remote
sensing technologies. BBSRC
Waitrose Agronomy Group CTP Studentship. George Dodds, in progress, Restoration ecology: Can farmers /
landowners in the uplands deliver ecosystem functionality through agri-environment schemes? George Linney, in
progress, “Building the foundations of sustainable environmental management:
understanding the influence of natural capital on ecosystem services.” Centre
for Ecology and Hydrology Studentship. Xiangning Fan, in progress, “The Temporal and Spatial
Characters of Urban Growth in China” China Scholarship Council Studentship. Rob Delaney, in progress, “Can GIS and remote sensing be used
more effectively to improve the site selection of different water harvesting
structures in drylands? Yulin Yin, in progress, “Using spectral reflectance to
improve wheat yield and quality.” Taher Radwan, in progress, “Land use\land cover change detection
using GIS and Remote Sensing techniques in the Nile Delta, Egypt” Newton-Mosharafa Fund Studentship. Thomas Burke, in progress, “Application of earth observation
data and GIS techniques to quantify natural capital and develop agri-environmental management plans.” Centre for Global Ecoinnovation studentship. Merryn Hunt, in progress, “Sustainable intensification
of agriculture: The role of EO in quantifying the agricultural landscape.”
NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Studentship. Christopher Obida, in progress, “Human and
environmental exposure to hydrocarbon pollution in the Niger Delta: a
geospatial approach.” Petroleum Technology Development Fund Studentship. Craig Pearce, in progress, “Remote sensing of grassland condition
and responses to environmental stress”. NERC Centre for Ecology &
Hydrology Studentship. Completed
PhD’s
Jon Murray, PhD
2019, “Remote sensing tools for the objective quantification of tree
structural condition from individual trees to landscape scale assessment”.
EPSRC studentship. Anson Hancock,
PhD 2018, “Understanding emplacement of rapidly-emplaced volume-limited lava
flows from Mount Etna’s 2011-2012 eruption: a multidisciplinary study”. Iguniwari Ekeu-Wei, PhD 2017, “Application of open-access and 3rd party
geospatial technology for integrated flood risk management in data sparse
regions of developing countries”. Niger Delta Development Commission
studentship. Ahmed Nassar,
PhD 2016, “Urban growth and its impact on urban heat sink and island
formation in the desert city of Dubai”. Beth Brockett,
PhD 2016, “An interdisciplinary approach to mapping soil carbon” NERC LWEC
studentship. Adam Kimberley, PhD 2015, “Environmental, spatial and temporal
drivers of plant community composition in British forest habitat.” NERC
studentship. Lisiane Zanella, PhD 2015, “The Brazilian Atlantic Forest:
Investigations into deforestation, forest fragmentation and the distribution
of threatened plant species”. Brazilian Government Studentship. Obinna Anejionu,
PhD 2015, “Remote survey of gas flares in the Niger Delta and modelling of
the environmental and health impacts”. Petroleum Technology Development Fund
studentship. Alison Birkett, PhD
2014, “Dung beetles and ecosystem functions in UK uplands: predicting
responses to environmental change.” NERC studentship. Louisa Reynolds,
PhD 2014, “The measurement of net available energy using satellites: method
development and evaluation.” NERC studentship. Alex Parker,
Ph.D. 2014, “Exploring the potential of remote sensing techniques in
irrigation scheduling for potato crops” Perry Foundation Studentship. Marin Cvitanovic, PhD 2014, “Land use and
land cover change in theKrapina County, Croatia, from 1991 to 2011.”
University of Zagreb studentship. Percival Cho,
Ph.D. 2014, “An investigation of tropical forest response to hurricane
disturbance with evidence from long-term plots and earth observation in
Central America.” LU Faculty of Science and technology studentship. Rachel Carmenta,
Ph.D. 2013, “From earth observation to ethnography: Investigating the
relationship between land-tenure and Amazonian wildfires.” NERC-ESRC
studentship. Alex Onojeghuo,
Ph.D. 2011, “Reedbed mapping using remotely-sensed data”. Petroleum
Technology Development Fund Studentship. Ebele Emengini,
Ph.D. 2010, “Hyperspectral and thermal remote sensing of plant stress
responses to oil pollution, waterlogging and water deficit.” Petroleum
Technology Development Fund Studentship. Zulkiflee Latif,
Ph.D. 2010, “Modelling microclimates in broadleaved deciduous forests using
remotely-sensed data.”. Malaysian Government studentship. Tom Martin,
Ph.D. 2010, “Avifauna and anthropogenic forest disturbance in two
biodiversity hotspots.”, Faculty of Science and Technology Studentship Uwem Ituen, Ph.D. 2007, “Land use inventory and
change detection in a rural environment of northern Akwa
Ibom State, Nigeria.” British Council Studentship. Kina Stewart,
Ph.D. 2006 “Airborne remote sensing of Grímsvötn
subglacial volcano, Vatnajökull, Iceland.”
Self-funded. Niels Nielsen,
Ph.D. 2004 “Spatial metrics of structure and diversity: calculation from
Earth Observation and map data, for use as indicators in environmental
management.” EU & Danish Government funding. Waleed Alsabhan, Ph.D. 2002 “A real-time hydrological
model for flood prediction using GIS and the WWW.”, Saudi Arabian Government
Studentship. Sotirios Koukoulas, Ph.D. 2001 “Analysing the spatial
structure of semi-natural deciduous woodlands through high-resolution
airborne imagery and Geographic Information Systems.”, Self-funded. Benito Meza-Diaz,
Ph.D. 2000, “Remote sensing of the biophysical properties of mangroves: an
evaluation of spectral vegetation indices.”, Departmental Studentship. Caiti
Steele, Ph.D. 2000, “Empirical evidence of the relationships
between spectral reflectance and vegetation canopy physiology.”, KCLA
Studentship.
Badaling, China Publications
Journal
articles
Burke, T, Whyatt,
J.D., Rowland, C., Blackburn, G.A. and Abbatt, J.
(2020) The influence of land cover data on farm-scale valuations of natural
capital. Ecosystem Services, 42, 10165. Hunt. M.L, Rowland,
C.S., Blackburn, G.A., Carrasco, L. and Redhead, J.W. (2019) High resolution wheat
yield mapping using Sentinel-2. Remote Sensing of Environment, 233, 111410. Obida, C., Blackburn,
G.A., Whyatt, J.D. and Semple, K.T. (2019) River network delineation from
Sentinel-1 SAR data. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 83, 101910. Murray, J., Gullick,
D.S., Blackburn, G.A., Whyatt, J.D. and Edwards, C. (2019) ARBOR: A new
framework for assessing the accuracy of individual tree crown delineation
from remotely-sensed data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 231, 111256. Murray, J., Fennell,
J. T., Blackburn, G. A., Whyatt, J. D. and Li, B (2019) The novel use of
proximal photogrammetry and terrestrial LiDAR to quantify the structural
complexity of orchard trees. Precision Agriculture.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11119-019-09676-4 Brockett, B.F.T.,
Brown, A.L., Beanland, A., Watson, N., Blackburn, G.A. and Bardgett, R.D.
(2019) Guiding carbon farming using interdisciplinary mixed methodologies.
People and Nature, 1, 2, 191-203. Hunt, M.L.,
Blackburn, G.A. & Rowland, C.S. (2019) Monitoring the sustainable
intensification of arable agriculture: the potential role of earth
observation. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 81, 125-136. Gullick, D.S.,
Blackburn, G.A., Whyatt, J.D., Vopenka, P., Murray,
J. and Abbatt, J. (2019) Tree Risk Evaluation
Environment for Failure and Limb Loss (TREEFALL): An integrated model for
quantifying the risk of tree failure from local to regional scales. Computers
Environment and Urban Systems, 75, 217-228. Radwan, T.M.,
Blackburn, G.A., Whyatt, J.D. and Atkinson, P.M. (2019) Dramatic loss of
agricultural land due to urban expansion threatens food security in the Nile
Delta, Egypt. Remote Sensing, 11(3), 332; doi:10.3390/rs11030332 Ekeu-Wei, I.T.,
Blackburn, G.A.* and Pedruco, P. (2018) Infilling missing data in hydrology:
solutions using satellite radar altimetry and multiple imputation for
data-sparse regions. Water, 10(10), 1483; https://doi.org/10.3390/w10101483 Silveira, E.M.O, Espírito-Santo, F.D.B., Acerbi-Júnior,
F.W., Galvão, L.S., Withey,
K.D., Blackburn, G.A., de Mello, J.M., Shimabukuro, Y.E., Domingues, T. and Scolforo, J.R.S (2018) Reducing the effects of vegetation
phenology on change detection in tropical seasonal biomes. GIScience & Remote Sensing, 56, 5, 699-717. Ekeu-wei, I.T. and
Blackburn, G.A. (2018) Applications of open-access remotely sensed data for
flood modelling and mapping in developing regions. Hydrology. 5(3), 39;
https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology5030039 Shahtahmassebi, A.R., Wu, C.,
Blackburn, G.A., Zheng, Q., Huang, L., Shortridge,
A., Shahtahmassebi, G., Jiang, R., He, S., Wang,
K., Lin, Y., Clarke, K., Su, Y., Lin, L., Wu, J., Zheng, Q., Xu, H., Xue, X., Denge, J. and Shen, Z.
(2018) How do modern transportation projects impact on development of
impervious surfaces via new urban area and urban intensification? Evidence
from Hangzhou Bay Bridge, China. Land Use Policy, 77, 479-497. Murray, J.,
Blackburn, G.A., Whyatt, J.D. and Edwards, C. (2018) Developing an objective
methodology for quantifying the structural condition of individual trees. Forestry. 00, 1-12. Obida B., C.,
Blackburn, G. A., Whyatt, J. D. & Semple, K. T. (2018) Quantifying the
exposure of humans and the environment to oil pollution in the Niger Delta
using advanced geostatistical techniques. Environment
International, 111, 32-42. Onojeghuo, A.O.,
Blackburn, G.A., Wang, Q., Atkinson, P.M., Kindred, D. and Miao, Y. (2018)
Rice crop phenology mapping at high spatial and temporal resolution using downscaled
MODIS time-series. GIScience & Remote Sensing.
https://doi.org/10.1080/15481603.2018.1423725 Onojeghuo, A.O.,
Blackburn, G.A., Wang, Q., Atkinson, P.M., Kindred, D. and Miao, Y. (2018)
Mapping paddy rice fields by applying machine learning algorithms to
multi-temporal Sentinel-1A and Landsat data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 39(4), 1042–1067. Onojeghuo, A.O.,
Blackburn, G.A., Huang, J., Kindred, D., Huang, W. (2018) Applications of
satellite 'hyper-sensing' in chinese agriculture:
challenges and opportunities. International
Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 64, 62-86. Birkett, A.J.,
Blackburn, G.A. & Menendez Martinez, M.R. (2018) Linking species thermal
tolerance to elevational range shifts in upland dung beetles. Ecography, 41,
1-10. Zanella, L., Folkard,
A.M., Blackburn, G.A. and Carvalho, L. (2017) How well does random forest
analysis model deforestation and forest fragmentation in the Brazilian
Atlantic forest? Environmental and
Ecological Statistics, 24(4), 529-549. Zhang, Y., Huang, J.,
Wang, F., Blackburn, G.A., Zhang, H.K., Wang, X., Wei, C., Zhang, K., Wei, C.
(2017) An extended PROSPECT: Advance in the leaf optical properties model
separating total chlorophylls into chlorophyll a and b. Nature Scientific Reports, 7 (1), Article number 6429. Wei, C., Huang, J.,
Wang, X., Blackburn, G. A., Zhang, Y., Wang, S. & Mansaray,
L. R. (2017) Hyperspectral characterization of freezing injury and its
biochemical impacts in oilseed rape leaves. Remote Sensing of Environment. 195, 56-66. Wang, Q., Blackburn,
G.A., Onojeghuo, A.O., Dash, J., Zhou, L., Zhang, Y., Shi, W. and Atkinson,
P.M. (2017) Fusion of Landsat 8 OLI and Sentinel-2 data to generate frequent
fine spatial resolution data. IEEE
Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. Volume: PP, Issue: 99,
1-15. Nassar, A.K.,
Blackburn, G.A. and Whyatt, J.D. (2017) What controls the magnitude of the
daytime heat sink in a desert city? Applied
Geography. 80, 1-14. Martin, T.E.,
Nightingale, J., Baddams, J., Monkhouse, J., Kaban, A., Sastranegara, H., Mulyani, Y., Blackburn, G.A. and Simcox,
W. (2017) Variability in the effectiveness of two ornithological survey
methods between tropical forest ecosystems. PLoS ONE. 12(1): e0169786. Onojeghuo, A.O. and
Blackburn, G.A. (2016) Understanding the multi-seasonal spectral and
biophysical characteristics of Reedbed habitats in the UK. Geo-spatial
Information Science. 19:4, 233-244. Nassar, A.K.,
Blackburn, G.A. and Whyatt, J.D. (2016) Dynamics and controls of urban heat
sink and island phenomena in a desert city: development of a local climate
zone scheme using remotely-sensed inputs. International
Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 51, 76–90. Onojeghuo, A.O. and
Blackburn, G.A. (2016) Exploiting high resolution multi-seasonal textural
measures and spectral information for reedbed mapping. Environments, 3, 5; doi:10.3390/environments3010005 Carmenta, R.,
Blackburn, G.A., Davies, G., Lima, A., Parry, L., Tych, W., Barlow, J. (2016)
Does the establishment of sustainable use reserves affect fire management in
the humid tropics? PLOS ONE. 11, 2,
19 p. Cvitanovic, M., Blackburn, G.A.
and Jepsen, M.R. (2016) Characteristics and drivers of forest cover change in
the post-socialist era in Croatia: evidence from a mixed-methods
approach. Regional Environmental Change. DOI
10.1007/s10113-016-0928-0 Shahtahmassebi, A.R., Son, J.,
Sheng, Q, Blackburn, G.A. and Wang, K. (2016) Remote sensing of impervious
surface growth: A framework for quantifying urban expansion and re-densification
mechanisms. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and
Geoinformation. 46, 94–112. Kimberley,
A., Blackburn, G.A., Whyatt, J.D. and Smart, S. (2016) How well is current
plant trait composition predicted by modern and historical forest spatial
configuration? Ecography.
39, 67-76. Huang,
J., Wei, C., Zhang, Y., Blackburn, G.A., Wang, X., Wei, C., Wang, J. and
Song, X. (2015) Meta-analysis of the detection of plant pigment
concentrations using hyperspectral remotely sensed data. PLoS ONE 10 (9): e0137029. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0137029. Anejionu,
O.C.D., Whyatt J.D., Blackburn, G.A. and Price, C. (2015) Contributions of
gas flaring to a global air pollution hotspot: Spatial and temporal
variations, impacts and alleviation. Atmospheric
Environment. 118, 184–193. Onojeghuo,
A.O., Blackburn, G.A, Okeke F. and Onojeghuo, A.R. (2015) Habitat suitability
modeling of endangered primates in Nigeria: integrating satellite remote
sensing and spatial modeling techniques. Journal
of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 2015, 3, 23-38. Anejionu,
O.C.D., Blackburn G.A. and Whyatt J.D. (2015) Detecting gas flares and
estimating flaring volumes at individual flow stations using MODIS data. Remote
Sensing of Environment.158, 81-94. Pan,
Z., Huang, J., Zhou, Q., Wang, L., Cheng, Y, Zhang, H., Blackburn, G.A.,
Yang, J., Liu, J. (2015) Mapping crop seasonality parameters using NDVI
time-series derived from HJ-1 A/B data. International Journal of Applied
Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 34, 188–197. Blackburn,
G.A., Abd Latif, Z., & Boyd, D.S. (2014) Forest disturbance and
regeneration: a mosaic of discrete gap dynamics and open matrix regimes? Journal
of Vegetation Science. Doi: 10.1111/jvs.12201 Kimberley,
A., Blackburn, G.A., Whyatt, J.D. and Smart, S. (2014) Traits of plant
communities in fragmented forests: The relative influence of habitat spatial
configuration and local abiotic conditions. Journal of Ecology. 102,
632–640. Nassar,
A.K., Blackburn, G.A. and Whyatt, J.D. (2014) Developing the desert: The pace
and process of urban growth in Dubai. Computers Environment and Urban
Systems. 45, 50-62. Anejionu,
O.C.D., Blackburn G.A. and Whyatt J.D. (2014) Satellite survey of gas flares:
development and application of a Landsat-based technique in the Niger Delta. International
Journal of Remote Sensing. 35(5), 1900-1925. Martin,
T.E. and Blackburn, G.A. (2014) Conservation value of secondary forest
habitats for endemic birds, a perspective from two widely separated tropical
ecosystems. Ecography,37(3), 250-260. Emengini
E.J., Blackburn, G.A., Theobald, J.C. (2013) Discrimination of plant stress
caused by oil pollution and waterlogging using hyperspectral and thermal
remote sensing. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing. 7(1), 073476 (Nov
26, 2013). Cho,
P., Blackburn, G.A., Bird, N., Brewer, S. and Barlow, J. (2013) The FORMNET-B
database: monitoring the biomass and dynamics of disturbed and degraded
tropical forests. Journal of Vegetation Science. 24, 1204–1207. Kimberley,
A., Smart, S., Blackburn, G.A., Whyatt, J.D. and Kirby, K. (2013) Identifying
the trait syndromes of conservation indicator species: How distinct are
British ancient woodland indicator plants from other woodland species? Applied
Vegetation Science, 16(4), 667-675. Emengini,
E.J., Blackburn, G.A and Theobald, J.C. (2013) Early detection of oil-induced
stress in crops using spectral and thermal responses. Journal of Applied
Remote Sensing, 7(1), 073596 (Jan 17, 2013) Onojeghuo,
A.O. and Blackburn, G.A. (2013) Characterising reedbeds using LiDAR data: potential and limitations. IEEE
Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 6(2),
935-941 Martin,
T.E. and Blackburn, G.A. (2012) Habitat associations of an insular Wallacean
avifauna: A multi-scale approach for biodiversity proxies. Ecological
Indicators. 23, 491-500. Martin,
T.E., Kelly, D.J., Keogh, N.T., Heriyadi, D.,
Singer, H.A. and Blackburn, G.A. (2012) The avifauna of the Lambusango Forest Reserve, Buton
Island, South-East Sulawesi (with additional sightings from Southern Buton). Forktail. 28,
107-112. Onojeghuo,
A.O. and Blackburn, G.A. (2011) Mapping reedbed habitats using texture-based
classification of QuickBird imagery. International
Journal of Remote Sensing. 32 (23), 8121-8138. Huang,
J.F. and Blackburn, G.A. (2011) Optimising
predictive models for leaf chlorophyll concentration based on continuous
wavelet analysis of hyperspectral data. International Journal of Remote
Sensing.
32 (24) 9375-9396. Abd
Latif, Z. & Blackburn, G. A. (2011) Deriving spatial inputs for forest
microclimate modelling using remote sensing techniques. International
Journal of Electrical and Electronic Systems Research, 4, 13-20. Onojeghuo,
A.O. and Blackburn, G.A. (2011) Optimizing the use of hyperspectral and LiDAR
data for mapping reedbed habitats. Remote Sensing of Environment. 115,
2025-2034. Carmenta,
R., Parry, L., Blackburn, G.A., Vermeylen, A. and Barlow, J. (2011) Understanding
human-fire interactions in tropical forest regions: A case for
interdisciplinary research across the natural and social sciences. Ecology
and Society 16(1): 53. Onojeghuo,
A.O. and Blackburn, G.A. (2011) Forest transition in an ecologically
important region: patterns and causes for landscape dynamics in the Niger
Delta. Ecological Indicators. 11, 1437-1446. Martin,
T.E. and Blackburn, G.A. (2010) Impacts of tropical forest disturbance upon
avifauna on a small island with high endemism: implications for conservation.
Conservation and Society. 8(2), 127-139. Martin, T.E. and Blackburn, G.A. and Simcox, W. (2010) An assessment of the effectiveness of two methods in describing a neotropical cloud forest bird community. Ornitologia neotropical. 21, 131–147. Abd
Latif, Z. & Blackburn, G. A. (2010) The effects of gap size on some
microclimate variables during late summer and autumn in a temperate
broadleaved deciduous forest. International Journal of Biometeorology. 54, 119–129. Martin,
T.E. and Blackburn, G.A. (2009) The effectiveness of a Mesoamerican ‘paper
park’ in conserving cloud forest avifauna. Biodiversity and Conservation.
18, 3841–3859. Joseph,
S., Blackburn, G.A., Gharai, B., Sudhakar, S.,
Thomas, A.P. and Murthy, M.S.R. (2009) Monitoring conservation in a global
biodiversity hotspot: the contribution of land cover change assessment. Environmental
Monitoring and Assessment. 158, 169-179. Stewart,
S. F., Pinkerton, H., Blackburn, G.A. and Gudmundsson,
M.T. (2008) Monitoring active subglacial volcanoes: a case study using
airborne remotely sensed imagery of Grímsvötn,
Iceland. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 29(22), 6501–6514. Blackburn, G.A. and Ferwerda, J.G. (2008) Retrieval of chlorophyll concentration from leaf reflectance spectra using wavelet analysis. Remote Sensing of Environment. 112, 1614–1632. Blackburn,
G.A. (2007) Wavelet decomposition of
hyperspectral data: a novel approach to quantifying pigment concentrations in
vegetation. International
Journal of Remote Sensing. 28(12), 2831-2855. Stewart, S. F., Pinkerton, H. and
Blackburn, G.A. (2007) Mapping thermal anomalies using Airborne Thematic
Mapper imagery: Grímsvötn caldera, Vatnajökull, Iceland. Geological
Society, London, Special Publications 283, 31-43. Blackburn,
G.A. (2006) Hyperspectral
remote sensing of plant pigments. Journal
of Experimental Botany. 58(4), 855-867. Koukoulas, S. and Blackburn, G.A.
(2005)
Spatial relationships between tree species and gap characteristics in
broadleaved deciduous woodland. Journal
of Vegetation Science. 16, 587-596. Koukoulas, S. and Blackburn, G.A.
(2005)
Mapping individual tree location, height and species in broadleaved deciduous
forest using airborne LiDAR and multi-spectral remotely sensed data. International Journal of Remote
Sensing. 26(3), 431-455. Blackburn,
G.A., Clark, G. and Pilgrim, D. (2005)
The gap year for geographers: effects and paradoxes. Geography. 90(1), 32-41. Koukoulas, S. and Blackburn, G.A.
(2004)
Quantifying the spatial properties of forest canopy gaps using LiDAR imagery
and GIS. International
Journal of Remote Sensing. 25(15), 3049-3071. Meza-Diaz, B. and Blackburn, G.A.
(2003)
Remote sensing of mangrove biophysical properties: evidence from a laboratory
simulation of the possible effects of background variation on spectral
vegetation indices. International
Journal of Remote Sensing. 24(1), 53-73. Al-Sabhan,
W., Mulligan, M. and Blackburn, G.A. (2002)
A real-time hydrological model for flood prediction using GIS and the WWW. Computers, Environment and Urban
Systems. 27(1), 5-28. Blackburn,
G.A. (2002) Remote sensing
of forest pigments using airborne imaging spectrometer and LIDAR imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment. 82,
311-321. Koukoulas, S. and Blackburn, G.A.
(2001)
Introducing new indices for accuracy evaluation of classified images
representing semi-natural woodland environments. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 67(4),
499-510. Blackburn,
G.A. and Steele, C.M. (1999) Towards the remote sensing of matorral
vegetation physiology: relationships between spectral reflectance, pigment
and biophysical characteristics of semi-arid bushland canopies. Remote
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