Consistent crown phenology, not functional traits, predicts whether tropical trees can be mapped from imaging spectroscopy
James Ball, Sadiq Jaffer, Anthony Laybros, Colin Prieur, Anil Madhavapeddy, Nicolas Barbier, Grégoire Vincent, David A. Coomes
The paper finds that consistent crown phenology, not functional traits, is the key factor determining whether tropical tree species can be accurately mapped using imaging spectroscopy.
bioRxiv · Oct 26, 2026 · PreprintEcology