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Overview

David E. Knapp is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with particular expertise in several subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Media Technology.

The topics covered in their work span diverse aspects of marine and environmental systems. They include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Remote-Sensing Image Classification
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

David E. Knapp's recent publications reflect a focus on coral reef ecosystems and remote sensing applications. Notable papers include:

  • "Mapping the world's coral reefs using a global multiscale earth observation framework" (2020) published in Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation
  • "Automated Global Shallow Water Bathymetry Mapping Using Google Earth Engine" (2021) published in Remote Sensing
  • "A global coral reef probability map generated using convolutional neural networks" (2020) published in Coral Reefs
  • "New global area estimates for coral reefs from high-resolution mapping" (2024) published in Cell Reports Sustainability
  • "Large-scale mapping of live corals to guide reef conservation" (2020) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

David E. Knapp frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their most common co-authors include:

  • Gregory P. Asner (21 publications)
  • Roberta E. Martin (11 publications)
  • Jiwei Li (10 publications)
  • Mitchell Lyons (6 publications)
  • Chris Roelfsema (6 publications)

Their research has been disseminated through a range of publication venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation
  • Coral Reefs

In addition to journal articles, David E. Knapp has published a book through RAND Corporation eBooks entitled "Public Employee Retention Responses to Alternative Retirement Plan Design: South Carolina Teachers and State Public Employees" (2021).

Best Publications

  • Selective logging in the Brazilian Amazon.

    Gregory P. Asner;David E. Knapp;Eben N. Broadbent;Paulo J. C. Oliveira

  • High-resolution forest carbon stocks and emissions in the Amazon

    Gregory P. Asner;George V. N. Powell;Joseph Mascaro;David E. Knapp

  • Forest fragmentation and edge effects from deforestation and selective logging in the Brazilian Amazon

    Eben N. Broadbent;Eben N. Broadbent;Gregory P. Asner;Michael Keller;David E. Knapp

  • Land-use allocation protects the Peruvian Amazon.

    Paulo J. C. Oliveira;Gregory P. Asner;David E. Knapp;Angélica Almeyda

  • Condition and fate of logged forests in the Brazilian Amazon.

    Gregory P. Asner;Eben N. Broadbent;Paulo J. C. Oliveira;Michael Keller;Michael Keller

  • Progressive forest canopy water loss during the 2012–2015 California drought

    Gregory P. Asner;Philip G. Brodrick;Christopher B. Anderson;Nicholas Vaughn

  • Quantifying forest canopy traits: Imaging spectroscopy versus field survey

    Gregory P. Asner;Roberta E. Martin;Christopher B. Anderson;David E. Knapp

  • Carnegie Airborne Observatory: in-flight fusion of hyperspectral imaging and waveform light detection and ranging for three-dimensional studies of ecosystems

    Gregory Paul Asner;David E. Knapp;Ty Kennedy-Bowdoin;Matthew O. Jones

  • Large-scale impacts of herbivores on the structural diversity of African savannas

    Gregory P. Asner;Shaun R. Levick;Ty Kennedy-Bowdoin;David E. Knapp

  • Carnegie Airborne Observatory-2: Increasing science data dimensionality via high-fidelity multi-sensor fusion

    Gregory P. Asner;David E. Knapp;Joseph Boardman;Robert O. Green

  • Automated mapping of tropical deforestation and forest degradation: CLASlite

    Gregory Paul Asner;David E. Knapp;Aravindh Balaji;Guayana Paez-Acosta

  • Invasive plants transform the three-dimensional structure of rain forests.

    Gregory P. Asner;R. Flint Hughes;Peter M. Vitousek;David E. Knapp

  • Extreme Differences in Forest Degradation in Borneo: Comparing Practices in Sarawak, Sabah, and Brunei

    Jane E. Bryan;Jane E. Bryan;Philip L. Shearman;Philip L. Shearman;Gregory P. Asner;David E. Knapp

  • Remote sensing of native and invasive species in Hawaiian forests

    Gregory P. Asner;Matthew O. Jones;Roberta E. Martin;David E. Knapp

  • Airborne laser-guided imaging spectroscopy to map forest trait diversity and guide conservation

    G. P. Asner;R. E. Martin;D. E. Knapp;R. Tupayachi

  • Invasive species detection in Hawaiian rainforests using airborne imaging spectroscopy and LiDAR.

    Gregory P. Asner;David E. Knapp;Ty Kennedy-Bowdoin;Matthew O. Jones

  • Spectroscopy of canopy chemicals in humid tropical forests

    Gregory P. Asner;Roberta E. Martin;David E. Knapp;Raul Tupayachi

  • Environmental and Biotic Controls over Aboveground Biomass Throughout a Tropical Rain Forest

    Gregory P. Asner;R. Flint Hughes;Timothy A. Varga;David E. Knapp

  • Effects of fire on woody vegetation structure in African savanna

    Izak P. J. Smit;Gregory P. Asner;Navashni Govender;Ty Kennedy-Bowdoin

  • High-fidelity national carbon mapping for resource management and REDD+.

    Gregory P. Asner;Joseph Mascaro;Christopher Anderson;David E. Knapp

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory P. Asner
Gregory P. Asner Arizona State University
Roberta E. Martin
Roberta E. Martin Arizona State University
Joseph Mascaro
Joseph Mascaro Breakthrough Institute
James R. Kellner
James R. Kellner Brown University
Eben N. Broadbent
Eben N. Broadbent University of Florida
R. Flint Hughes
R. Flint Hughes US Forest Service
Michael Keller
Michael Keller US Forest Service
Konrad J Wessels
Konrad J Wessels George Mason University
Josef Cihlar
Josef Cihlar Natural Resources Canada
Renaud Mathieu
Renaud Mathieu International Rice Research Institute

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