Monitoring São Paulo State restoration forests: application of new remote sensing tools and subsidies for public policies

• Grant number: 19/24049-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: March 01, 2021
• End date: February 28, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Forestry Resources and Forestry Engineering - Nature Conservation
• Principal Investigator: Pedro Henrique Santin Brancalion
• Grantee: Angelica Faria de Resende
• Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 18/18416-2 - Understanding restored forests for benefiting people and nature - NewFor, AP.BTA.TEM
• Associated scholarship(s): 22/14605-0 - Monitoring São Paulo State restoration forests: application of remote sensing and deep learning to classify successional stages and subsidize public policies, BE.EP.PD

Abstract

To recover ecosystem services, provide climate change mitigation, and ensure food security and protection of water sources, several law projects and international pledges were established with audacious goals of restoring forests on a broad scale. The use of images from different remote sensors, in different spatial, spectral and temporal scales, is of paramount importance for the planning and monitoring of large areas in restoration. In this project, we propose to develop the broad-scale monitoring of new forests in the State of São Paulo using images and data from low-cost or even free active and passive sensors associated with field data, to answer: 1) Where are the restoration forests of São Paulo?; 2) What forest typologies make up the forests in restoration?; 3) What are the successional stages of the different coverage of native vegetation?; 4) What is the biomass and carbon stored in the forests in restoration?; 5) Which remote sensing methodologies are more efficient for the broad-scale forest restoration monitoring from the integration of lidar data, radar multi and hyperspectral images and inventory? The sample design contains 20 sampling landscapes, wherein five of these, data from drone-borne lidar and hyperspectral sensors have been collected. For spatialization, we will use radar images (Sentinel 1, band C), as well as optical images Landsat and Sentinel 2, and high-resolution images from Planet company. As results we will present the spatial configuration of the new forests, we will define forest classes and successional stages, relate the attributes of the radar images and high-resolution optical images data to the aboveground biomass stocks modeled by lidar data and field plots. Our results will assist in the characterization of ecosystem services of new forests and support the monitoring of vegetation with focus on restoration, supporting decision-making by the environmental agencies. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

SMITH, MARIELLE N.; STARK, SCOTT C.; TAYLOR, TYEEN C.; SCHIETTI, JULIANA; DE ALMEIDA, DANILO ROBERTI ALVES; ARAGON, SUSAN; TORRALVO, KELLY; LIMA, ALBERTINA P.; DE OLIVEIRA, GABRIEL; DE ASSIS, RAFAEL LEANDRO; et al. Diverse anthropogenic disturbances shift Amazon forests along a structural spectrum. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, v. 21, n. 1, p. 9-pg., 2023-02-01. (16/21043-8, 18/21338-3, 19/24049-5)

SCHEERES, JANNEKE; DE JONG, JOHAN; BREDE, BENJAMIN; BRANCALION, PEDRO H. S.; BROADBENT, EBEN NOTH; ZAMBRANO, ANGELICA MARIA ALMEYDA; GORGENS, ERIC BASTOS; SILVA, CARLOS ALBERTO; VALBUENA, RUBEN; MOLIN, PAULO; et al. Distinguishing forest types in restored tropical landscapes with UAV-borne LIDAR. REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT, v. 290, p. 14-pg., 2023-03-15. (20/06734-0, 18/21338-3, 19/24049-5, 18/18416-2, 20/15792-3)

CARVALHO, RAQUEL L.; RESENDE, ANGELICA F.; BARLOW, JOS; FRANCA, FILIPE M.; MOURA, MARIO R.; MACIEL, RAFAELLA; ALVES-MARTINS, FERNANDA; SHUTT, JACK; NUNES, CASSIO A.; ELIAS, FERNANDO; et al. Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research. Current Biology, v. 33, n. 16, p. 15-pg., 2023-08-21. (19/24049-5, 22/12231-6, 21/11840-6, 22/07381-9, 12/51872-5, 19/25478-7)

FEITOSA, YURI OLIVEIRA; FERNANDEZ PIEDADE, MARIA TERESA; WITTMANN, FLORIAN; QUARESMA, ADRIANO COSTA; DE RESENDE, ANGELICA FARIA; DE ASSIS, RAFAEL LEANDRO; SCHONGART, JOCHEN. Legume Tree Dominance in Central Amazonian Floodplain Forests. WETLANDS, v. 42, n. 5, p. 15-pg., 2022-06-01. (19/24049-5)

CARVALHO, RAQUEL L.; ANDRESEN, ELLEN; ARROYO-RODRIGUEZ, VICTOR; ANJOS, DIEGO V.; RESENDE, ANGELICA F.; DE MELLO, FERNANDO VAZ; VASCONCELOS, HERALDO L.. Biodiversity in landscape mosaics: The roles of local land use and the surrounding landscape on dung beetle assemblages. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, v. N/A, p. 12-pg., 2023-05-30. (22/07381-9, 19/24049-5)

SANTOS, JOAO P. B.; DE RESENDE, ANGELICA F.; PEREIRA, ALLANA K. S.; FREITAS, MIGUEL L. M.; ASHTON, MARK S.; MONTAGNINI, FLORENCIA; SOUZA, VINICIUS C.; BRANCALION, PEDRO H. S.; PIOTTO, DANIEL; RODRIGUES, RICARDO R.. Novel growth models for three Brazilian native timber species and their applications for timber production and carbon stock assessment. RESTORATION ECOLOGY, v. N/A, p. 10-pg., 2025-03-25. (18/18416-2, 22/14605-0, 22/14695-0, 20/08081-3, 19/24049-5)

ROMANELLI, JO AO PAULO; SILVA, LUIZ G. M.; GONCALVES, MARIA CAROLINA P.; NAVES, RAFAELA P.; DE ALMEIDA, DANILO ROBERTI ALVES; DE RESENDE, ANGELICA FARIA; RODRIGUES, RICARDO RIBEIRO. Repeatability of the searching process in reviews of restoration outcomes. RESTORATION ECOLOGY, v. 29, n. 8, AUG 2021. (19/23908-4, 19/24049-5, 18/18416-2, 18/21338-3, 13/50718-5, 19/08533-4)

DE ALMEIDA, DANILO ROBERTI ALVES; BROADBENT, EBEN NORTH; FERREIRA, MATHEUS PINHEIRO; MELI, PAULA; ZAMBRANO, ANGELICA MARIA ALMEYDA; GORGENS, ERIC BASTOS; RESENDE, ANGELICA FARIA; DE ALMEIDA, CATHERINE TORRES; DO AMARAL, CIBELE HUMMEL; CORTE, ANA PAULA DALLA; et al. Monitoring restored tropical forest diversity and structure through UAV-borne hyperspectral and lidar fusion. REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT, v. 264, OCT 2021. (19/24049-5, 19/08533-4, 18/21338-3, 18/18416-2, 19/14697-0)

DE ALMEIDA, DANILO R. A.; VEDOVATO, LAURA B.; FUZA, MATHEUS; MOLIN, PAULO; CASSOL, HENRIQUE; RESENDE, ANGELICA F.; KRAINOVIC, PEDRO M.; DE ALMEIDA, CATHERINE T.; AMARAL, CIBELE; HANEDA, LEO; et al. Remote sensing approaches to monitor tropical forest restoration: Current methods and future possibilities. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, v. 62, n. 2, p. 19-pg., 2024-12-08. (22/15507-2, 24/03424-0, 14/50279-4, 23/00412-9, 23/09862-7, 20/15230-5, 18/14423-4, 22/14605-0, 23/05751-6, 20/06734-0, 19/24049-5, 21/13735-5, 18/18416-2, 21/10573-4)

KRAINOVIC, PEDRO MEDRADO; DE RESENDE, ANGELICA FARIA; AMAZONAS, NINO TAVARES; DE ALMEIDA, CATHERINE TORRES; DE ALMEIDA, DANILO ROBERTI ALVES; SILVA, CARINA CAMARGO; DE ANDRADE, HENRIQUE SVERZUT FREIRE; RODRIGUES, RICARDO RIBEIRO; BRANCALION, PEDRO HENRIQUE SANTIN. Potential native timber production in tropical forest restoration plantations. PERSPECTIVES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION, v. 21, n. 4, p. 8-pg., 2023-11-21. (20/06694-8, 19/24049-5, 22/07712-5, 18/21338-3, 20/06734-0, 18/18416-2)

RESENDE, ANGELICA F.; GAVIOLI, FELIPE ROSAFA; CHAVES, RAFAEL B.; METZGER, JEAN PAUL; PINTO, LUIS FERNANDO GUEDES; PIFFER, PEDRO R.; KRAINOVIC, PEDRO M.; FUZA, MATHEUS S.; RODRIGUES, RICARDO R.; PINHO, MARCELO; et al. How to enhance Atlantic Forest protection? Dealing with the shortcomings of successional stages classification. PERSPECTIVES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION, v. 22, n. 2, p. 11-pg., 2024-05-31. (22/14605-0, 20/06694-8, 19/24049-5, 22/07712-5, 20/06734-0, 21/11940-0, 18/18416-2, 23/00412-9)

HANEDA, LEO EITI; BRANCALION, PEDRO H. S.; MOLIN, PAULO G.; FERREIRA, MATHEUS PINHEIRO; SILVA, CARLOS ALBERTO; DE ALMEIDA, CATHERINE TORRES; RESENDE, ANGELICA FARIA; SANTORO, GIULIO BROSSI; ROSA, MARCOS; GUILLEMOT, JOANNES; et al. Forest landscape restoration: Spectral behavior and diversity of tropical tree cover classes. REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS-SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT, v. 29, p. 15-pg., 2023-01-01. (21/11940-0, 20/15792-3, 18/18416-2, 18/21338-3, 20/06734-0, 19/24049-5)

AGUIRRE-GUTIERREZ, JESUS; RIFAI, SAMI W.; DENG, XIONGJIE; TER STEEGE, HANS; THOMSON, ELEANOR; CORRAL-RIVAS, JOSE JAVIER; GUIMARAES, ARETHA FRANKLIN; MULLER, SANDRA; KLIPEL, JOICE; FAUSET, SOPHIE; et al. Canopy functional trait variation across Earth's tropical forests. Nature, v. N/A, p. 19-pg., 2025-03-05. (19/24049-5, 22/14605-0, 12/51872-5, 03/12595-7)

ELIAS, FERNANDO; FERREIRA, JOICE; RESENDE, ANGELICA F.; BERENGUER, ERIKA; FRANCA, FILIPE; SMITH, CHARLOTTE C.; SCHWARTZ, GUSTAVO; NASCIMENTO, RODRIGO O.; GUEDES, MATHEUS; ROSSI, LIANA CHESINI; et al. Comparing contemporary and lifetime rates of carbon accumulation from secondary forests in the eastern Amazon. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, v. 508, p. 8-pg., 2022-03-15. (12/51872-5, 19/24049-5)

CARVALHO, TAYANE COSTA; WITTMANN, FLORIAN; PIEDADE, MARIA TERESA FERNANDEZ; DE RESENDE, ANGELICA FARIA; SILVA, THIAGO SANNA FREIRE; SCHONGART, JOCHEN. ires in Amazonian Blackwater Floodplain Forests: Causes, Human Dimension, and Implications for Conservatio. FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE, v. 4, DEC 14 2021. (19/24049-5)

FLEISCHMANN, AYAN SANTOS; PAPA, FABRICE; FASSONI-ANDRADE, ALICE; MELACK, JOHN M.; WONGCHUIG, SLY; PAIVA, RODRIGO CAUDURO DIAS; HAMILTON, STEPHEN K.; FLUET-CHOUINARD, ETIENNE; BARBEDO, RAFAEL; AIRES, FILIPE; et al. How much inundation occurs in the Amazon River basin?. REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT, v. 278, p. 24-pg., 2022-09-01. (19/24049-5)