Jennifer L. Dungan

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify the influence of observational scale on statistical results as a subset of what geographers call the Modifiable Area Unit Problem (MAUP), and recommend a set of considerations for sampling design to allow useful tests for specific scales of a phenomenon under study.

TL;DR: The results suggest that the red edge could be used to estimate the chlorophyll content in branches, but it is unlikely to be of value for the estimation of chlorophylla content in canopies unless the canopy cover is high.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used stepwise regression and either of the following: (i) standard first derivative reflectance spectra (FDS), (ii) absorption band depths, following continuum removal and normalisation against band depth at the centre of the absorption feature (BNC) or (iii) absorption bands depths, followed continuum removal, normalisation, and normalization against the area of the BNA.

TL;DR: Advice to ecologists with limited experience in spatial analysis is to use simple visualization techniques for initial analysis, and subsequently to select methods that are appropriate for the data type and that answer their specific questions of interest.