Publications

2025

Spectral characterization of plant diversity in an enriched oil palm plantation
V. Montoya-Sánchez, A.K. Schweiger, M. Schlund, G. Brant Paterno, S. Erasm, H. Kreft, D. Hölscher, F. Brambang, I. Bambang, B. Irawan, L. Sundawatii, D.C. Zemp
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation (2025) | DOI
Plant diversity across dimensions: Coupling biodiversity measures from the ground and the sky
J.N. Pinto-Ledezma, A.K. Schweiger, J.A. Guzmán Q., J.A. Cavender-Bares
Science Advances, 11: eadr0278 (2025) | DOI

2024

Quantifying foliar trait variation and covariation in sun and shade leaves using leaf spectroscopy in eastern North America
Z. Wang, P. Townsend, E. Kruger, A.K. Schweiger
Forest Ecosystems, 11: 100230 (2024) | DOI
Widening global variability in grassland biomass since the 1980s
A. MacDougall, E. Esch, T. Ohlert, Q. Chen, O. Carrol, C. Bonner, C. Seabloom, M. Siewart, A.K. Schweiger, et al.
Nature Ecology & Evolution (2024) | DOI
SWECO25: a cross-thematic raster database for ecological research in Switzerland
N. Külling, A. Adde, F. Fopp, A.K. Schweiger, O. Broennimann, P.-L. Rey, G. Giuliani, T. Goicolea, B. Petitpierre, N.E. Zimmermann, L. Pellissier, F. Altermatt, A. Lehmann, A. Guisan
Scientific Data, 11: 21 (2024) | DOI

2023

Evolutionary history explains foliar spectral differences between mycorrhizal types
J. Janzen, E. Laliberté, A. Carteron, R. Beauchamp-Rioux, F. Blanchard, A. Crofts, A. Girard, P. Hacker, J. Pardo, A.K. Schweiger, S. Demers-Thibeault, N. Coops, M. Kalacska, M. Vellend, A. Bruneau
New Phytologist (2023) | DOI
Too many candidates: embedded covariate selection procedure for species distribution modelling with the covsel R package
A. Adde, P.-L. Rey, F. Fopp, B. Petitpierre, A.K. Schweiger, O. Broennimann, A. Lehmann, N.E. Zimmermann, F. Altermatt, L. Pellissier, A. Guisan
Ecological Informatics, 75: 102080 (2023) | DOI
Predicting leaf traits across functional groups using reflectance spectroscopy
S. Kothari, R. Beauchamp-Rioux, F. Blanchard, A. Crofts, A. Girard, X. Guilbeault-Mayers, P. Hacker, J. Pardo, A.K. Schweiger, S. Demers-Thibeault, A. Bruneau, N. Coops, M. Kalacska, M. Vellend, E. Laliberté
New Phytologist, 238: 549-566 (2023) | DOI

2022

Grime review: Plant spectra as integrative measures of plant phenotypes
S. Kothari, A.K. Schweiger
Journal of Ecology (2022) | DOI
Plant beta-diversity across biomes captured by imaging spectroscopy
A.K. Schweiger, E. Laliberté
Nature Communications, 13: 2767 (2022) | DOI
Global controls of wood decomposition on and in forest soils
A.C. Risch, D.S. Page-Dumroese, A.K. Schweiger, et al.
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 5 (2022) | DOI
Canopy spectral reflectance detects oak wilt decline at landscape scale using phylogenetic discrimination
G. Sapes, C. Lapadat, A.K. Schweiger, et al.
Remote Sensing of Environment, 273: 112961 (2022) | DOI
Remotely detected aboveground plant function predicts belowground processes in two prairie diversity experiments
J. Cavender-Bares, A.K. Schweiger, P.A. Townsend, et al.
Ecological Monographs (2022) | DOI

2021

Coupling spectral and resource-use complementarity in experimental grassland and forest communities
A.K. Schweiger, J. Cavender-Bares, P.A. Townsend, et al.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 288: 20211290 (2021) | DOI
Harnessing the NEON data revolution to advance open environmental science with a diverse and data-capable community
R.C. Nagy, J.K. Balch, A.K. Schweiger, et al.
Ecosphere, 12: e03833 (2021) | DOI
Expanding NEON biodiversity surveys with new instrumentation and machine learning approaches
Kitzes J., Blake R., Bombaci S.P., Chapman M., Duran S.M., Huang T., Joseph M.B., Lapp S., Marconi S., Oestreich W.K., Rhinehart T.A., Schweiger A.K., Song Y., Surasinghe T., Yang D., Yule K.
Ecosphere, 12: e03795-e03795 (2021)

2020

Leaf reflectance spectra capture the evolutionary history of seed plants
Meireles J.E., O'Meara B., Schweiger A.K., Schrodt F., Singh A., Schaepman M., Asner G., Townsend P., Gamon J., Ustin S., Cavender-Bares J.
New Phytologist, 228: 485-493 (2020) | DOI
Foliar sampling with a UAS reveals spectral and functional trait differences within tree crowns
Schweiger A.K., Lussier Desbiens A., Charron G., La Vigne H., Laliberté E.
Canadian Journal of Forest Research (2020) | DOI
Influence of nitrogen deposition on leaf functional traits and spectral properties of bog plants
Girard A., Schweiger A.K., Kalacska M., Laliberté E.
Remote Sensing, 12: 2448 (2020) | DOI
Partitioning plant spectral diversity into alpha and beta components
Laliberté E., Schweiger A.K., Legendre P.
Ecology Letters, 23: 370-380 (2020) | DOI

2019

Detecting prairie biodiversity with airborne remote sensing
Gholizadeh H., Gamon J.A., Townsend P.A., Zygielbaum A.I., Helzer J.C., Hmimina G.Y., Yu R., Moore R.M., Schweiger A.K., Cavender-Bares J.
Remote Sensing of Environment, 221: 38-49 (2019) | DOI
Mapping foliar functional traits and their uncertainties across three years in a grassland experiment
Wang Z., Townsend P.A., Schweiger A.K., Couture J.J., Singh A., Hobbie S.E., Cavender-Bares J.
Remote Sensing of Environment, 221: 405-416 (2019) | DOI

2018

Plant spectral diversity integrates functional and phylogenetic components of biodiversity and predicts ecosystem function
Schweiger A.K., Cavender-Bares J., Townsend P.A., Hobbie S.E., Madritch M.D., Wang R., Tilman D., Gamon J.A.
Nature Ecology and Evolution (2018) | DOI
Influence of species richness, evenness, and composition on optical diversity: A simulation study
Wang R., Gamon J.A., Schweiger A.K., Cavender-Bares J., Townsend P.A., Zygielbaum A.I., Kothari S.
Remote Sensing of Environment, 211: 218-228 (2018) | DOI
Remote sensing of biodiversity: Soil correction and data dimension reduction methods improve assessment of α-diversity (species richness) in prairie ecosystems
Gholizadeh H., Gamon J.A., Zygielbaum A.I., Wang R., Schweiger A.K., Cavender-Bares J.
Remote Sensing of Environment, 206: 240-253 (2018) | DOI

earlier

Harnessing plant spectra to integrate the biodiversity sciences across biological and spatial scales
Cavender-Bares J., Gamon J.A., Hobbie S.E., Madritch M.D., Meireles J.E., Schweiger A.K., Townsend P.A.
American Journal of Botany, 104: 966-969 (2017) | DOI
Genetic, morphological, and spectral characterization of relictual Niobrara River hybrid aspens (Populus× smithii)
Deacon N.J., Grossman J.J., Schweiger A.K., Armour I., Cavender-Bares J.
American Journal of Botany, 104: 1878-1890 (2017) | DOI
ISS observations offer insights into plant function
Stavros E.N., Schimel D., Pavlick R., Serbin S., Swann A., Duncanson L., Fisher J.B., Fassnacht F., Ustin S., Dubayah R., Schweiger A.K., Wenneberg P.
Nature Ecology and Evolution (2017) | DOI
Searching the right tie—Expert-based vs. statistical niche modeling for habitat management at the alpine treeline ecotone
Sachser F., Nopp-Mayr U., Zohmann M., Schweiger A.K., Grünschachner-Berger V., Immitzer M.
Ecological engineering, 100: 107-119 (2017) | DOI
How to predict plant functional types using imaging spectroscopy: Linking vegetation community traits, plant functional types and spectral response
Schweiger A.K., Schütz M., Risch A.C., Kneubühler M., Haller R., Schaepman M.E.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 8: 86-95 (2017) | DOI
Foraging ecology of three sympatric ungulate species - Behavioural and resource maps indicate differences between chamois, ibex and red deer
Schweiger A.K., Schütz M., Risch A.C., Kneubühler M., Haller R., Schaepman M.E.
Movement Ecology, 3: 6 (2015) | DOI
Using imaging spectroscopy to predict above-ground plant biomass in alpine grasslands grazed by large ungulates
Schweiger A.K., Risch A.C., Damm A., Kneubühler M., Haller R., Schaepman M.E., Schütz M.
Journal of Vegetation Science, 26: 175-190 (2015) | DOI
Influence of migratory ungulate management on competitive interactions with resident species in a protected area
Anderwald P., Herfindal I., Haller R.M., Risch A.C., Schütz M., Schweiger A.K., Filli F.
Ecosphere, 6: 1-18 (2015) | DOI
Mapping alpine aboveground biomass from imaging spectrometer data: a comparison of two approaches
Fatehi P., Damm A., Schweiger A.K., Schaepman M.E., Kneubühler M.
IEEE JSTARS, 8: 3123-3139 (2015) | DOI
Continuous fields from imaging spectrometer data for ecosystem parameter mapping and their potential for animal habitat assessment in alpine regions
Kneubühler M., Damm A., Schweiger A.K., Risch A.C., Schütz M., Schaepman M.E.
IEEE JSTARS, 7: 2600-2610 (2014) | DOI
Ecosystem parameter mapping in Swiss National Park based on a continuous fields approach
Kneubühler M., Damm A., Schweiger A.K., Fatehi P., Schaepman M. E.
IGARSS IEEE: 1774-1777 (2013) | DOI
Small-scale habitat use of black grouse (Tetrao tetrix L.) and rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta helvetica Thienemann) in the Austrian Alps
Schweiger A.K., Nopp-Mayr U., Zohmann M.
European Journal of Wildlife Research, 58: 35-45 (2012) | DOI

Book Chapters

Spectral field campaigns: Planning and data collection
Schweiger A.K.
In: Remote Sensing of Plant Biodiversity (Eds: Cavender-Bares J., Gamon J.A., Townsend P.A.). Springer International Publishing (2020) | DOI
Applying remote sensing to biodiversity science
Cavender-Bares J., Schweiger A.K., Pinto-Ledezma J., Meireles J.M.
In: Remote Sensing of Plant Biodiversity (Eds: Cavender-Bares J., Gamon J.A., Townsend P.A.). Springer International Publishing (2020) | DOI