Gann, Daniel Graduate Faculty
- Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences , College of Arts, Sciences & Education
Overview
biography
- Experienced Researcher in Ecology with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Remote Sensing, Landscape Ecology, Plant Ecology, Geographic Information Science, Python and R. Strong research professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) focused in Biological Sciences from Florida International University.
research interests
- Remote Sensing, Landscape Ecology, Plant Ecology, Geographic Information Science, Python and R
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected scholarly works & creative activities
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Article
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2024Space-Based Mapping of Pre- and Post-Hurricane Mangrove Canopy Heights Using Machine Learning with Multi-Sensor ObservationsFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/rs16213992 Web of Science: 001352729000001
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2024Evaluating Hydrogeomorphic Condition Across Ecosystem States in a Non-tidal, Brackish Peat Marsh of the Florida Coastal Everglades, USA. ESTUARIES AND COASTS. 47:1209-1223.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12237-024-01364-5 Web of Science: 001235752400002
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2023Scaling of classification systems-effects of class precision on detection accuracy from medium resolution multispectral data. LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY. 38:659-687.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10980-022-01546-1 Web of Science: 000905605200001
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2022Change Analysis of Urban Tree Canopy in Miami-Dade CountyFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/f13060949 Web of Science: 000816094100001
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2022Habitat use by the island lemurs of Nosy Be, Madagascar. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY. 84.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23362 Web of Science: 000748521600001
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2022Spatiotemporal variations of wetland backscatter: The role of water depth and vegetation characteristics in Sentinel-1 dual-polarization SAR observations. REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT. 270.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2021.112864 Web of Science: 000759769500001
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2022Detection of Low Elevation Outliers in TanDEM-X DEMs With Histogram and Adaptive TIN. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING. 60.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2021.3061100 Web of Science: 000730619400025
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2021Harnessing the NEON data revolution to advance open environmental science with a diverse and data-capable community. ECOSPHERE. 12.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3833 Web of Science: 000735437600029
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2021Bamboo phenology and life cycle drive seasonal and long-term functioning of Amazonian bamboo-dominated forests. JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY. 109:860-876.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13512 Web of Science: 000583497000001
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2020Delineation of Tree Patches in a Mangrove-Marsh Transition Zone by Watershed Segmentation of Aerial PhotographsFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/rs12132086 Web of Science: 000550594200001
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2019Quantitative spatial upscaling of categorical information: The multi-dimensional grid-point scaling algorithm. METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION. 10:2090-2104.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.13301 Web of Science: 000489481000001
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2019Accuracy assessment of ASTER, SRTM, ALOS, and TDX DEMs for Hispaniola and implications for mapping vulnerability to coastal flooding. REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT. 225:290-306.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.02.028 Web of Science: 000469152700021
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2019Comparison of TanDEM-X DEM with LiDAR Data for Accuracy Assessment in a Coastal Urban AreaFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/rs11070876 Web of Science: 000465549300141
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2018Using Bi-Seasonal WorldView-2 Multi-Spectral Data and Supervised Random Forest Classification to Map Coastal Plant Communities in Everglades National Park. SENSORS. 18.Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/s18030829 Web of Science: 000428805300150
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2016Remote sensing of seasonal changes and disturbances in mangrove forest: a case study from South Florida. ECOSPHERE. 7.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1366 Web of Science: 000378523100028
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2015Pigment-Based Chemotaxonomy and its Application to Everglades PeriphytonFull Text via DOI: 10.1201/b18253-17
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2015Quantitative Comparison of Plant Community Hydrology Using Large-Extent, Long-Term Data. WETLANDS. 35:81-93.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s13157-014-0594-2 Web of Science: 000348235100008
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2011Land use and climate change impacts on the hydrology of the upper Mara River Basin, Kenya: results of a modeling study to support better resource management. HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES. 15:2245-2258.Full Text via DOI: 10.5194/hess-15-2245-2011 Web of Science: 000293268200013
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Book Chapter
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2015Detecting calcareous periphyton mats in the greater everglades using passive remote sensing methods. 350-372.Full Text via DOI: 10.1201/b18253
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2011Hydro-Meteorology and Water Budget of the Mara River Basin Under Land Use Change Scenarios. 39-68.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0689-7_2 Web of Science: 000290294200002
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Conference
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2022SPACE-BASED MAPPING OF MANGROVE CANOPY HEIGHT WITH MULTI-SENSOR OBSERVATIONS AND DEEP LEARNING TECHNIQUES. 2010 IEEE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM. 3389-3392.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS46834.2022.9883700 Web of Science: 000920916603143
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Other Scholarly Work
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2024Evaluating Hydrogeomorphic Condition Across Ecosystem States in a Non-tidal, Brackish Peat Marsh of the Florida Coastal Everglades, USA (May, 10.1007/s12237-024-01364-5, 2024). ESTUARIES AND COASTS. 1330-1330.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12237-024-01379-y Web of Science: 001239293300001
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Report
Research
principal investigator on
- Project Title CESU Evaluating the effects of hydrological restoration and sea-level rise on vegetation patterns within Everglades National Park. awarded by National Park Service 2023 - 2028
- CESU Evaluating the effects of fire history on coastal marsh peat collapse features in the northwest coastal Everglades, Everglades National Park. awarded by National Park Service 2023 - 2028
- Phase V of the Everglades REMAP: Everglades Stressor Interactions Water Quality, Mercury Contamination, Hydrological Pattern, Soils, Eutrophication and Vegetation Characteristics awarded by National Park Service 2023 - 2028
- Optimization of LiDAR Data Processing Algorithms for Wetland Graminoid Marsh and Prairie Vegetation awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2021 - 2023
- Detecting Vegetation Change along ENP Boundary Areas awarded by National Park Service 2017 - 2023
- Algorithm Development to Detect Seasonal Changes in Submerged Aquatic and Emergent Vegetation using a Combination of Multi-Spectral Satellite Data and Water-Depth Estimates awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2019 - 2022
- Optimization of LiDAR Data Processing Algorithms for Wetland Graminoid Marsh and Prairie Vegetation awarded by National Park Service 2018 - 2021
- The South Florida Caribbean Inventory and Monitoring Network Undergraduate internship and training program Vegetation Mapping awarded by National Park Service 2014 - 2019
- REMAP IV (2014) -- Phase II. Data Distribution System awarded by National Park Service 2018 - 2019
- Detection of Seasonal Submerged Aquatic and Emergent Vegetation using Remote Sensing Methods awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2018
- Acquisition, Curation, Mapping and Submission of Accession Information to U.S Department of Agriculture Agriculture Research Service (USDA-ARS) Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) awarded by Agricultural Research Service 2013 - 2018
- Collection of Digital Aerial Imagery in Support of Aquatic Invasive Species Program and CERIP awarded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2012 - 2013
- FY11-Vegetation Classification Using Satellite Imagery awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2011 - 2012
- Determine Effectiveness of Automated Vegetation Classification for CIR AP for Everglades. awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2009
co-principal investigator on
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Grant
- MRI: Development of an instrument for student and faculty research on Multimodal Environmental Observations awarded by National Science Foundation 2020 - 2025
- Biscayne Bay and Reef Observation, Interpretation and Prediction System (B-BROIPS) awarded by Florida Department of Environmental Prot 2022 - 2024
- Monitoring of Tree Island Condition in the Southern Everglades awarded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2019 - 2024
- Acquisition, Curation, Mapping and Submission of Accession Information to U.S Department of Agriculture Agriculture Research Service (USDA-ARS) Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) awarded by Agricultural Research Service 2013 - 2018
- Assessing Near-Field and Landscape Scale Ecological Effects of the Modified Water Deliveries and Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Projects in Northeast Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park awarded by National Park Service 2014 - 2017
- Ecological Effects of The Modified Water Deliveries and The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan in Northeast Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park awarded by National Park Service 2011 - 2016
- Vegetation changes occurring over time in key areas of ENP will be characterized through a review and analysis of existing vegetation datasets and ENP- specific vegetation literature, as well as with remote sensing methodologies awarded by National Park Service 2012 - 2013
- Phase V of an Assessment of Risk Management in LAC Region Higher Education: "The Paul C. Bell, Jr. Risk Management Program: awarded by US Agency for International Development 2009 - 2013
- Monitoring, Modeling and Assessment of the Everglades Ecosystem: R-EMAP Phase III Planning-in supplement of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program awarded by National Park Service 2005 - 2009
subproject principal investigator on
- Monitoring of Tree Island Condition in the Southern Everglades awarded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2014 - 2019
- R-EMAP IV awarded by National Park Service 2013 - 2016
- Ecological Effects of The Modified Water Deliveries and The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan in Northeast Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park awarded by National Park Service 2011 - 2016
- Integrated Water Resources Management Assistant to USAID Missions Worldwide awarded by US Agency for International Development 2004 - 2014
- Vegetation changes occurring over time in key areas of ENP will be characterized through a review and analysis of existing vegetation datasets and ENP- specific vegetation literature, as well as with remote sensing methodologies awarded by National Park Service 2012 - 2013
- Phase V of an Assessment of Risk Management in LAC Region Higher Education: "The Paul C. Bell, Jr. Risk Management Program: awarded by US Agency for International Development 2009 - 2013
- Monitoring, Modeling and Assessment of the Everglades Ecosystem: R-EMAP Phase III Planning-in supplement of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program awarded by National Park Service 2005 - 2009
investigator on
- Landscape Pattern- Ridge, Slough, and Tree Island Mosaics awarded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2020 - 2025
- Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Three Parks within the U.S. Virgin Islands awarded by National Park Service 2016 - 2021
- MRI: Development of an Instrument for Acquisition, Management, and Analysis of Super-resolution Aerial Imagery awarded by National Science Foundation 2014 - 2019
Contact
full name
- Daniel Gann
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6131-3391 (confirmed)
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