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Overview

John F. Weishampel is affiliated with the University of Central Florida in the United States. Their research contributions lie primarily within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology.

The scientist's recent published papers cover various topics mainly within ecology and conservation biology. These include:

  • Quantifying the impacts of future sea level rise on nesting sea turtles in the southeastern United States, 2020, Ecological Applications
  • Remote sensing of live and dead intertidal oyster reefs using aerial photo interpretation in Northeast Florida, 2020, Journal of Coastal Conservation
  • Why do sea turtle nests fail? Modeling clutch loss across the southeastern United States, 2022, Ecosphere
  • Flying under the LiDAR: relating forest structure to bat activity, species richness, and presence, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Flying under the LiDAR: relating forest structure to bat activity, species richness, and presence, 2020, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Their publication venues indicate a cross-disciplinary approach including ecological applications and conservation journals as well as data repositories and institutional platforms.

Frequent co-authors in their scientific collaborations include Christine Swanson, Julie Teresa Shapiro, Marta P. Lyons, Betsy Von Holle, and Kok Ben Toh. These collaborations reflect a team-based approach consistent with ecological and environmental research.

John F. Weishampel's main topics of work encompass:

  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods
  • Turtle Biology and Conservation
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

The scope of their expertise in Bat Biology and Ecology Studies and Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods is notable, reflecting integration of ecological fieldwork and technological methods such as LiDAR. Additionally, their work on Turtle Biology and Conservation and marine species demonstrates a focus on species preservation in changing environmental conditions.

Best Publications

  • Estimation of tropical forest structural characteristics using large-footprint lidar

    Jason B. Drake;Ralph O. Dubayah;David B. Clark;Robert G. Knox

  • Airborne LiDAR, archaeology, and the ancient Maya landscape at Caracol, Belize

    Arlen F. Chase;Diane Z. Chase;John F. Weishampel;Jason B. Drake

  • Geospatial revolution and remote sensing LiDAR in Mesoamerican archaeology

    Arlen F. Chase;Diane Z. Chase;Christopher T. Fisher;Stephen J. Leisz

  • Earlier nesting by loggerhead sea turtles following sea surface warming

    John F. Weishampel;Dean A. Bagley;Llewellyn M. Ehrhart

  • Imaging radar for ecosystem studies

    Richard H. Waring;JoBea Way;E. Raymond J. Hunt;Leslie Morrissey

  • Spatiotemporal patterns of annual sea turtle nesting behaviors along an East Central Florida beach

    John F. Weishampel;Dean A. Bagley;Llewellyn M. Ehrhart;Brian L. Rodenbeck

  • Volumetric lidar return patterns from an old-growth tropical rainforest canopy

    J. F. Weishampel;J. B. Blair;R. G. Knox;R. Dubayah

  • Forest biomass from combined ecosystem and radar backscatter modeling

    K.J. Ranson;G. Sun;J.F. Weishampel;R.G. Knox

  • Ancient Maya Regional Settlement and Inter-Site Analysis: The 2013 West-Central Belize LiDAR Survey

    Arlen F. Chase;Diane Z. Chase;Jaime J. Awe;John F. Weishampel

  • A coupled, two-dimensional hydrodynamic-marsh model with biological feedback

    Karim Alizad;Scott C. Hagen;James T. Morris;Peter Bacopoulos

  • Inferring foraging areas of nesting loggerhead turtles using satellite telemetry and stable isotopes.

    Simona A. Ceriani;James D. Roth;Daniel R. Evans;John F. Weishampel

  • Coastal Wetland Response to Sea‐Level Rise in a Fluvial Estuarine System

    Karim Alizad;Scott C. Hagen;James T. Morris;Stephen C. Medeiros

  • Adjusting Lidar-Derived Digital Terrain Models in Coastal Marshes Based on Estimated Aboveground Biomass Density

    Stephen Medeiros;Scott C. Hagen;John F. Weishampel;James J. Angelo

  • The Use of LiDAR in Understanding the Ancient Maya Landscape: Caracol and Western Belize

    Arlen F. Chase;Diane Z. Chase;Jaime J. Awe;John F. Weishampel

  • Dynamic simulations of mixed broadleaved-Pinus koraiensis forests in the Changbaishan Biosphere Reserve of China

    Guofan Shao;Peter Schall;John F. Weishampel

  • Dune vegetation fertilization by nesting sea turtles.

    Laura B. Hannan;James D. Roth;Llewellyn M. Ehrhart;John F. Weishampel

  • Nesting phenologies of two sympatric sea turtle species related to sea surface temperatures

    John F. Weishampel;Dean A. Bagley;Llewellyn M. Ehrhart;Anthony C. Weishampel

  • Comparison of floodplain surface roughness parameters derived from land cover data and field measurements

    Stephen C. Medeiros;Scott C. Hagen;John F. Weishampel

  • Structural diversity indices based on airborne LiDAR as ecological indicators for managing highly dynamic landscapes

    Claudia M.C.S. Listopad;Claudia M.C.S. Listopad;Ronald E. Masters;Jason Drake;John Weishampel

  • DETECTION AND MORPHOLOGIC ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL BELOW-CANOPY CAVE OPENINGS IN THE KARST LANDSCAPE AROUND THE MAYA POLITY OF CARACOL USING AIRBORNE LIDAR

    John F. Weishampel;Jessica N. Hightower;Arlen F. Chase;Diane Z. Chase

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott C. Hagen
Scott C. Hagen Louisiana State University
Arlen F. Chase
Arlen F. Chase Pomona College
Diane Z. Chase
Diane Z. Chase University of Nevada, Las Vegas
James T. Morris
James T. Morris University of South Carolina
James D. Roth
James D. Roth University of Manitoba
Guoqing Sun
Guoqing Sun University of Maryland, College Park
Marouane Temimi
Marouane Temimi Stevens Institute of Technology
David B. Clark
David B. Clark University of Missouri–St. Louis
Kenneth J. Ranson
Kenneth J. Ranson Goddard Space Flight Center
Michelle Hofton
Michelle Hofton University of Maryland, College Park

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