Another publication from the Phd by Yvonne Walz just got published. Read the abstract and check out the online availability: Schistosomiasis is the most widespread water-based disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Transmission is governed by the spatial distribution of specific freshwater snails that act as intermediate hosts and human water contact patterns. Remote sensing data have been utilized for spatially explicit risk profiling of schistosomiasis. We investigated the potential of remote sensing to characterize habitat conditions of parasite and intermediate host snails and discuss the relevance for public health.
Field campaign for DFG Fire and Savanna project
Our PhD candidate Luisa Pflumm is back in Kruger National Park for her third field campaign. Her PhD focuses on how savanna trees respond to combined fire and drought stress for which she is flying UAVs equipped with multispectral and LiDAR sensors. With this round of...
