G-ENV · Former PhD student
Thesis: Contribution to mapping forest types in French Guiana from the analysis of spatio-temporal reflectance patterns obtained by satellite remote sensing
Defended on 14 December 2016
Doctoral research
Assessment of forest composition and spatio-temporal forest dynamics in French Guiana using modelling and multispectral imagery.
Doctoral school
GAIA Doctoral School; UMR AMAP
Summary
The thesis explores the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of forest canopies in French Guiana using several satellite sensors. It aims to build an ecologically meaningful forest typology and improve regional-scale characterisation of tropical forest diversity.