[en] ABSTRACT
Phenology is an essential biodiversity variable, but land surface phenology is challenging in cloudy tropical regions while field observations are time‐consuming and sparse in time. Phenocams offer opportunities that have been barely explored in Africa. Here, we present the first results of a phenocam network installed in Gabon. The 2 years of images show the seasonal and bimodal functioning of forest canopy, mimicking rainfall seasonality and the unimodal functioning of savanna, associated with the long dry season and fire. This work is encouraging though the challenge is to maintain phenocams over the long‐term and automate the signal analysis.
Fayolle, Adeline ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Gestion des ressources forestières ; Cirad Montpellier France ; Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale, CENAREST Libreville Gabon
Royen, Léna; Gembloux Agro‐Bio Tech University of Liège Liège Belgium
Bush, Emma ; Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Edinburgh UK
Daher, Nassim ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Gestion des ressources forestières
Dandrifosse, Sébastien ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Biosystems Dynamics and Exchanges (BIODYNE)
Gorel, Anaïs ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT ; Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Ghent University Ghent Belgium
Lehmann, David; Agence National Des Parcs Nationaux Libreville Gabon ; Okala Libreville Gabon ; University of Stirling Stirling UK
Makaga, Loïc; Agence National Des Parcs Nationaux Libreville Gabon
Mercatoris, Benoît ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Biosystems Dynamics and Exchanges (BIODYNE)
Abernethy, Katharine ; Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale, CENAREST Libreville Gabon ; University of Stirling Stirling UK
Language :
English
Title :
Monitoring the Seasonal Functioning of Tropical Ecosystems With Phenocams
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