Application of camera networks to study ecosystem function by https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y CEEDS workshop, Wednesday 5th July en-us 2023-07-04 14:02:43 UTC 2026-03-11 16:12:58 UTC hello@padlet.com Reproductive phenology (related to forest structure, environment, other ecological processes e.g. herbivory) https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638702115 2023-07-05 09:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638702115 https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638702445 Leaf area index (how leaf area index varies across time)]]> 2023-07-05 09:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638702445 Leaf phenology/water relations (over space/between species) and also within canopy position) https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638702471 2023-07-05 09:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638702471 https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638702852 The application of phenocam images to understand the phenological patterns of grasses and trees is a fundamental topic for mixed vegetation, such as savannas.

]]> 2023-07-05 09:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638702852 Understanding the leaf life cycle strategies of trees/plants in a complex, biodiverse community and linking this to community resilience to climate change. We could expand this and look at reproduction (-> Lindsay's work in Indonesia) https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638702918 2023-07-05 09:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638702918 Seed fall right through to seedling survival elirai https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638702952 If you had cameras pointing towards the ground, you could measure the amount of seed fall during a masting event and track this right through to seedling emergence, survival and growth rather than using separate seed traps and seedling experimental plots (ambitious)]]> 2023-07-05 09:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638702952 Use of seasonal variation information to inform integration with other ecological data https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638703405 One of the big problems I have when analysing vegetation data is that it occurs at a point in time and space so being able to contextualise that with temporal information would be useful]]> 2023-07-05 09:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638703405 Following from the work of Saleska group: use camera observation to estimate NEP (instead of expensive flux tower observations) - maybe a long shot but worth a look at? https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638703683 2023-07-05 09:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638703683 Understanding impact of e.g. tree disease on canopy and ground flora greening and seasonality? https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638703761 2023-07-05 09:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638703761 Digital/ Engineering aspects https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638704392 - Digital infrastructure to support the end to end process - data acquisition, storage, transformation, quality control, analysis ready data, visualisation of the data

- FAIR assets (data, model, methods, etc)
- Automation
- Data integration
- Data discovery

- Systems approach - sensor management system (opportunities and challenges)

- Challenges and opportunities associated with live data streaming]]> 2023-07-05 09:56:10 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638704392 Fruiting patterns in the canopy to understand fauna movement and survival, herbivory patterns (e.g. caterpillars as food source for birds) https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638704620 2023-07-05 09:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638704620 scaling: matching up in-situ greening with satellite greening, understanding how different degrees of leaf phenology synchronicity between individuals translates into satellite derived amplitudes (NDVI, EVI) and other pheno-metrics. Help characterise uncertainty around SOS and EOS derivations from satellite. Thinking about how pixel heterogeneity impacts satellite signal https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638706020 2023-07-05 09:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638706020 Integrated monitoring and modeling https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638707870 - Sensor management systems - having a two-way communication to calibrate and re-calibrate sensors (via HTTP or MQTT protocol)
- Data and meta data standards, vocabs and ontologies to enhance data discovery 
- FAIR and easy access to analysis platforms]]> 2023-07-05 10:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638707870 Collaborative and reproducible science https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638710160 - Data Labs platforms (future opportunities)
- Use of notebook technologies
- Version controlled data and code (GitHub, Docker, ....)
- Common architecture / /Data common / standardisation

]]> 2023-07-05 10:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638710160 Technology stacks, tools and platforms https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638719048 - (big data) Analysis platforms and tools 
- Repository of trustworthy analysis methods and models
- Ethical and transparent use of AI to support image analysis]]> 2023-07-05 10:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638719048 Transfer learning https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638720586 What if we do not have enough data or missing data - how can we use transfer learning methods?]]> 2023-07-05 10:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638720586 Data governance and accountability https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638740705 2023-07-05 11:10:45 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638740705 The limits of detection models for plants https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638741870 Oisin raised the point that the shape of plants make it difficult to separate and identify multiple plants in one image. In our example of the seeds and the seedling growth this might not be such a challenge as they should be small and discrete, without overlapping canopies.]]> 2023-07-05 11:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638741870 Seed ID - building image database from collected samples (3D models of fruit & flowers?). Limited use of herbarium samples? https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638744342 2023-07-05 11:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638744342 Leaf growth, phenology and herbivory https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638744486 Would need to integrate some type of object tracking together with the object identification to relate the same leaf amongst multiple images if trying to measure growth or herbivory over time.]]> 2023-07-05 11:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638744486 Training - how can we relieve the burden of training data? How many images are enough for different purposes to give e.g. 80% accuracy? https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638744935 2023-07-05 11:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638744935 Integrating data sources? Object-based and e.g. point clouds, hyperspectral? https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638745133 2023-07-05 11:19:59 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638745133 Sustainability? Env impact of deep learning? Data/image storage? Avoid lots of reinventing the wheel. How long do I really need to let it run - trade-off and transparency https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638745743 2023-07-05 11:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638745743 How can species distribution models be improved using image-based data (or vice-verse - need to avoid risk of circularity, using same info in training and testing in a cycle!) https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638746346 2023-07-05 11:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638746346 'Holy grail' - ID with limited training data https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638748045 2023-07-05 11:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638748045 Quantification from images is less frequently applied - possibly area of development https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638748510 2023-07-05 11:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638748510 linking massive flower events to el nino / la nina or other...anomalies changes due to climate https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638795314 2023-07-05 12:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638795314 Low cost systems https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638851241 and ideally open source so others can replicate the systems. However, it would make sense if the data would go through UKCEH. We care more about the data and the science than about the economic value]]> 2023-07-05 14:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638851241 Resilience as core idea (connected to tree strategy - leaf & reproductive phenology) https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638852418 2023-07-05 14:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638852418 Different camera set-ups for different needs https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638853889 2023-07-05 14:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638853889 Social science involvement (??) https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638865658 - involvement of local communities to collect training data on phenology/ reproduction
- what incentivises local communities to be involved with citizen science?
- local community involved in ongoing monitoring to record phenology across the study area through smart phones
(We talked about this but I don't know how feasible it would be to integrate into a proposal given the other existing elements)]]> 2023-07-05 14:52:38 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638865658 New technologies & new ways of working elements https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638874098 2023-07-05 15:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638874098 Integrated monitoring/integrated data workflows and analysis https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638878065 2023-07-05 15:16:51 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638878065 New data analysis methods and tools https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638879075 Image analysis: 
-combining images and point cloud data for 3D reconstruction?
-methods for establishing change over time in ROIs? [Is this already a thing?]

Statistical analysis:
-changepoint detection across multiple components of same system? Ties to work CEH have done with LU
-Integrating information from different sources (fixed cameras vs opportunistic obs vs satellite vs drone etc etc)
-Modelling multiple species/functional groups simultaneously]]> 2023-07-05 15:19:07 UTC https://padlet.com/CEEDscameras4ff/ccp61dgym83xp75y/wish/2638879075