Remote sensing, particularly drone-based approaches, enables the detection of landscape features at both fine detail and broader spatial scales. This is especially valuable for studying ecological processes, where upscaling and large-scale predictions are essential. The presentation discusses the potential and limitations of remote sensing techniques and specific sensors for ecosystem assessment, referring to ongoing studies of biocrust research in Finnish Lapland and surface hydrology in palsa mires systems.
Franziska Wolff is a postdoctoral researcher in Physical Geography at the Department of Geographical and Historical Studies, University of Eastern Finland. She completed herPhD dissertation last year, focusing on the application of remote sensing techniques to study peatland ecosystems, building on a prior background in biogeochemistry. In the project SPACEFEN, Franziska investigates palsa mires and their greenhouse gas fluxes, with a particular focus on spatial analysis and hydrological processes.
