Aerial eco-phenotyping: Characterization of tree fitness in response to water use

The main objective of this internship is the acquisition of field data in Australia, using drones equipped with RGB and thermal sensors to map and monitor vegetation in mine sites undergoing restoration. These data will be used to feed an AI model to identify plant species and assess their performance and resilience to environmental stresses. This project is part of an international research collaboration between the Université de Montréal (UdeM), the University of Western Australia (UWA) and the Kings Park Science Program, a renowned research center in plant ecology and ecosystem restoration. This internship is part of a wider collaborative project aiming to develop methods for monitoring and evaluating ecological restoration initiatives, particularly at mining sites, which will be relevant to all three organizations contributing to this project.

Faculty Supervisor:

Etienne Laliberté

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Partner:

University of Western Australia

Discipline:

Earth science

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Education

University:

Université de Montréal

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