Figures (3)  Tables (2)
    • Figure 1. 

      Annual number of publications related to the use of vegetation spectral data in phylogeography, from 2016 to 2023. These publications were searched using keywords 'vegetation spectral' and 'phylogeography', from the Web of Science.

    • Figure 2. 

      The number of publications on different types of research relevant to integration of vegetation spectral data and phylogeography, from 2016 to 2023.

    • Figure 3. 

      Flowchart illustrating the combination of remote sensing and phylogeography to study the genetic patterns.

    • Spectral dataApplications related to phylogeographic relationshipPlatformsSensorsSpatial resolutionBandsExtracted featuresMethodsAccuracy and references
      Spectral variation related to genetic variationAssessing genetic variation using variation in spectral patternsSatelliteLandsat 5 TM USGS/ESPA30 mBlue
      (0.45−0.52 mm);
      Green
      (0.52−0.60 mm);
      Red
      (0.63−0.69 mm);
      Near Infrared
      (NIR)
      (0.76−0.90 mm); Shortwave Infrared
      (SWIR1)
      (1.55−1.75 mm); Thermal (10.40−12.50 mm); Shortwave Infrared (SWIR2)
      (2.08−2.3 mm)
      Normalized difference vegetation index
      (NDVI); Normalized difference moisture index (NDMI)
      Linear mixed effects model with the maximum-likelihood population effects (MLPE) parameterization[21]
      ER-2 platformNASA airborne visible/infrared imaging spectrometer (AVIRIS)8 m414−2,447 nmNDVI; Water band
      index (WBI)
      Partial least-squares discriminant analysis (PLSDA); Canonical correlation analyses (CCAs); Discriminant analyses; Linear-mixed models (GLMMs)Kappa = 0.85−0.89[22]
      Automated tramPortable field spectrometer (SVC HR-1024i; Spectra Vista); Imaging spectrometer
      (E Series; Headwall Photonics)
      30 cm340−2,500 nmLeaf spectral
      reflectance
      Partial least squares regression (PLSR); Mantel tests; D(TM) calculates; Linear regression models[11]
      AirborneAirborne imaging spectrometer (AIS); Field spectroradiometer (ASD FieldSpec 4, Boulder, CO, USA)2 m372−2,540 nmSpectral reflectancePartial least squares (PLS) regression; PRESS statisticRMSE = 0.2897[23]
      GroundUSB4000 portable equipment; Bruker FT-NIR MPA II (12,489−3,996 cm−1); Portable thermo fisher MicroPHAZIR0.2 nm;
      16 cm−1;
      16 cm−1
      400−1,037 nm; 12,489−3,996 cm−1;
      1,595−2,396 nm
      Spectral reflectancePrincipal component analysis and soft independent modeling of class analogy (SIMCA)Classification accuracy of 88%−91%[24]
      hyperspectral imaging
      system (HIS)
      30 cm400−1,000 nmLeaf spectral
      reflectance
      ParSketch-PLSDA methodRanging from 81% to 96% for precision[25]
      ASD350−2,500 nmLeaf spectral
      reflectance
      Partial least squares-discriminant analysis
      (PLS-DA); PCA
      Kappa = 0.34 and 0.61[10]
      Classifying genotypic differentiation using spectrally derived traitsUAVRGB or near-infrared, green and blue (NIR-GB) camera40 mNear-infrared, green and bluePHUAV for each plot
      from the DSM data
      Genomic prediction modelingr = 0.448 − 0.634[26]
      GroundASD350−2,500 nmFoliar traitsPLSRRMSE = 9.1%
      − 19.4%[27]
      LiDARCanopy height/
      structure
      Fine-scale digital
      elevation models (DEMs)
      Predicted phenotypes
      related to genetic
      pattern
      Estimating the phenotypic
      dynamics under
      genetic pattern
      UAV12-megapixel DJI FC300X camera;24-megapixel Sony a6000 RGB cameraAltitude of 25 and 120 mRed-green-blue (RGB) bandsCanopy height metrics from the DSM dataMixed linear models utilizing residual maximum likelihood (REML); Three-parameter Weibull sigmoid growth modelR2 > 99%; RMSE < 4 cm[28]
      The compact LIFT instrumentBlue light-emitting diode (LED); STS-VIS spectrometer (Ocean Optics, Florida, USA); RGB cameras0.46 nm445 nm;
      400−800 nm
      Fluorescence Data; NDVI; Alternative NDVI (NDVI_II); Green normalized difference vegetation index (GNDVI); MERIS terrestrial chlorophyll index (MTCI); Photochemical reflectance index (PRI)Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (Lasso) regression; Linear modelingr = 0.7 − 0.92[29]
      Identifying the
      genetic base of
      adaptive phenotypic
      traits
      UAV high-throughput phenotypic platforms (UAV-HTPPs)RGB or near-infrared, green, and blue (NIR-GB) camera40−60 mPlant height; Canopy reflectance; BiomassCrop surface model; Ortho mosaics modelAccuracy for DSM was 2.31 cm/pixel[30]
      UAV and tractorMulti-spectral camera; GreenSeeker spectral sensors40−42 m for UAV; 1.32 m for tractorGreen; Red; Red Edge; NIR; BlueNDVIGWAS; QTLR2 = 0.02 − 0.11[31]
      UAVRGB18 mRGB bandsCanopy cover; Canopy volume; and Excess greenness index.Plant Growth Models; Variance inflation factor (VIF); GWASR2 = 0.87 − 0.94[32]

      Table 1. 

      Approaches adopted to integrating remote sensing and phylogeography.

    • Remote sensing platformsAdvantagesDisadvantagesSensorsMeasured traits
      Ground-based platformsHigh resolution; Not influenced by background for leaf measurementRequire long measurement time; Restricted by field conditions and challenging environmentMultispectral, hyperspectral sensorsPigment concentrations; Quality traits (eg., oil, amylose, protein content, moisture); Total plant/canopy biomass; Yield
      Thermal infrared camerasLeaf and canopy temperature
      UAVsLarge spatial scales for canopy measurementLow data resolutionVIS imaging systemsMorphological traits (eg., shape, structure, color properties); Geometric traits (eg., length, area, canopy cover, canopy volume); Photosynthetic behaviors; Pigment concentrations
      Near infrared (NIR), short-wave
      infrared (SWIR) camera
      Leaf water content; Plant/canopy structure; Biomass
      Hyperspectral sensorsPigment concentrations; Quality traits (eg., oil, amylose, protein content, moisture); Total plant/canopy biomass; Yield
      LiDARPlant structure (eg., crown density, structural complexity)
      Thermal infrared camerasLeaf and canopy temperature
      SatellitesLarge spatial scales across
      landscapes and regions
      Coarser spectral resolution; Lower spatial resolution; Susceptible to
      cloud interference
      Multispectral, hyperspectral sensorsVegetation structural properties (eg., species richness)

      Table 2. 

      Advantages and disadvantages of remote sensing technologies in measuring plant traits.