Konrad Wessels

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
89 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Konrad Wessels is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Konrad Wessels has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Ecology, 40 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 32 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Konrad Wessels's work include Remote Sensing in Agriculture (53 papers), Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (30 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (27 papers). Konrad Wessels is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing in Agriculture (53 papers), Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (30 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (27 papers). Konrad Wessels collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Australia. Konrad Wessels's co-authors include Stephen D. Prince, F. van den Bergh, Robert J. Scholes, Johan Malherbe, Barend Erasmus, J. Small, Renaud Mathieu, S. D. Prince, Dirk van Zyl and Gregory P. Asner and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

Konrad Wessels

84 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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Greenness in semi-arid areas across the globe 1981–2007 — an Earth Observing Satellite based analysis of trends and drivers

2012 654 citations Robert J. Scholes, Konrad Wessels et al. profile →
Can human-induced land degradation be distinguished from the effects of rainfall variability? A case study in South Africa

2006 542 citations Konrad Wessels et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Evaluation of GEDI footprint level biomass models in Southern African Savannas using airborne LiDAR and field measurements 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Konrad Wessels, John Armston, Laura Duncanson, Mikhail Urbazaev, Laven Naidoo, Renaud Mathieu, Russell Main	3
2	Training Strategies of Cnn for Land Cover Mapping with High Resolution Multi-Spectral Imagery in Senegal 2023 ·Edge Hill University Research Information Repository (Edge Hill University) ·(unknown), Konrad Wessels, (unknown), Nathan Thomas, (unknown), Mark Carroll, C. S. R. Neigh	0
3	First Validation of GEDI Vegetation Structure Metrics in South African Savannas. 2020 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·(unknown), Konrad Wessels, John Armston, (unknown), Renaud Mathieu, Russell Main, Laven Naidoo, Barend Erasmus, Robert J. Scholes	1
4	A radar- and LiDAR-based earth observation system for monitoring savanna woody structure in southern Africa 2018 ·Biodiversity & Ecology ·Renaud Mathieu, Konrad Wessels, Russell Main, Laven Naidoo, (unknown), Barend Erasmus	2
5	Fuelwood extraction intensity drives compensatory regrowth in African savanna communal lands 2018 ·Land Degradation and Development ·(unknown), E.T.F. Witkowski, Barend Erasmus, Gregory P. Asner, (unknown), Renaud Mathieu, Konrad Wessels	6
6	Biomass Increases Go under Cover: Woody Vegetation Dynamics in South African Rangelands 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Barend Erasmus, E.T.F. Witkowski, Gregory P. Asner, Konrad Wessels, Renaud Mathieu, David Knapp, Roberta E. Martin, Russell Main	37
7	Quantitative comparison of fire danger index performance using fire activity 2012 ·Karen Steenkamp, Konrad Wessels, F. van den Bergh, (unknown), Philip Frost, (unknown), (unknown)	1
8	Impact of communal land use and conservation on woody vegetation structure in the Lowveld savannas of South Africa – Lidar results 2011 ·Konrad Wessels, Renaud Mathieu, Barend Erasmus, Gregory P. Asner, (unknown), Jan van Aardt, Russell Main, (unknown)	3
9	Influence of composite period and date of observation on phenological metrics extracted from MODIS data 2009 ·Konrad Wessels, (unknown), Sally Archibald	7
10	Satellite derived phenology of southern Africa for 1985-2000 and functional classification of vegetation based on phenometrics 2009 ·Karen Steenkamp, Konrad Wessels, Sally Archibald, Graham von Maltitz	3
11	Tree cover, tree height and bare soil cover differences along a land use degradation gradient in semi-arid savannas, South Africa 2009 ·Renaud Mathieu, Konrad Wessels, Gregory P. Asner, (unknown), Jan van Aardt, Russell Main, Moses Azong Cho, Barend Erasmus, (unknown)	4
12	The quest for automated land cover change detection using satellite time series data 2009 ·eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) ·B.P. Salmon, J.C. Olivier, W. Kleynhans, Konrad Wessels, F. van den Bergh	9
13	Alaska at the Crossroads of Migration: Space-Based Ornithology 2007 ·The Keep (Eastern Illinois University) ·Jill L. Deppe, Konrad Wessels, James A. Smith	4
14	Relationship between herbaceous biomass and 1‐km² Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) NDVI in Kruger National Park, South Africa 2006 ·International Journal of Remote Sensing ·Konrad Wessels, S. D. Prince, N. Zambatis, Sandra MacFadyen, (unknown), Dirk van Zyl	109
15	Flooding Patterns of the Okavango Wetland in Botswana between 1972 and 2000 2003 ·AMBIO ·Jenny McCarthy, Thomas Gumbricht, T.S. McCarthy, (unknown), Konrad Wessels, Frank Seidel	104
16	Flooding Patterns of the Okavango Wetland in Botswana between 1972 and 2000 2003 ·AMBIO ·Jenny McCarthy, Thomas Gumbricht, T.S. McCarthy, Philip Frost, Konrad Wessels, Frank Seidel	11
17	Identification of potential conflict areas between land transformation and biodiversity conservation in north-eastern South Africa 2003 ·Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ·Konrad Wessels, Belinda Reyers, Albert S. van Jaarsveld, (unknown)	44
18	Remote sensing to detect sub-surface peat fires and peat fire scars in the Okavango Delta, Botswana : research article 2002 ·South African Journal of Science ·Thomas Gumbricht, T.S. McCarthy, Jenny McCarthy, David P. Roy, Philip Frost, Konrad Wessels	15
19	An evaluation of the gradsect biological survey method 1998 ·Biodiversity and Conservation ·Konrad Wessels, A. S. van Jaarsveld, (unknown), Michael J. Van der Linde	62
20	Facultative storage of spermatozoa by the female Geoffroy's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus clivosus) 1997 ·Canadian Journal of Zoology ·Konrad Wessels, M. van der Merwe	1

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