By Dr Mitchell Lyons

Journal articles

Roelfsema C; Kovacs E; Roos P; Terzano D; Lyons M; Phinn S, 2018, 'Use of a semi-automated object based analysis to map benthic composition, Heron Reef, Southern Great Barrier Reef', Remote Sensing Letters, 9, pp. 324 - 333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2150704X.2017.1420927

Lyons MB; Keith DA; Phinn SR; Mason TJ; Elith J, 2018, 'A comparison of resampling methods for remote sensing classification and accuracy assessment', Remote Sensing of Environment, 208, pp. 145 - 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2018.02.026

Murray NJ; Keith DA; Bland LM; Ferrari R; Lyons MB; Lucas R; Pettorelli N; Nicholson E, 2018, 'The role of satellite remote sensing in structured ecosystem risk assessments', Science of the Total Environment, 619-620, pp. 249 - 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.034

Lyons M; Brandis K; Callaghan C; McCann J; Mills C; Ryall S; Kingsford RT, 2018, 'Bird interactions with drones, from individuals to large colonies', Australian Field Ornithology, 35, pp. 51 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.20938/afo35051056

Callaghan CT; Lyons MB; Martin JM; Major RE; Kingsford RT, 2017, 'Assessing the reliability of avian biodiversity measures of urban greenspaces using ebird citizen science data', Avian Conservation and Ecology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ACE-01104-120212

Lyons MB; Foster SD; Keith DA, 2017, 'Simultaneous vegetation classification and mapping at large spatial scales', Journal of Biogeography, 44, pp. 2891 - 2902, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13088

Foster SD; Hill NA; Lyons M, 2017, 'Ecological grouping of survey sites when sampling artefacts are present', Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C: Applied Statistics, 66, pp. 1031 - 1047, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rssc.12211

Samper-Villarreal J; Roelfsema C; Kovacs EM; Adi NS; Lyons M; Mumby PJ; Lovelock CE; Saunders MI; Phinn SR, 2017, 'Seagrass morphometrics at species level in Moreton Bay, Australia from 2012 to 2013', Scientific Data, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.60

Warton DI; Lyons M; Stoklosa J; Ives AR, 2016, 'Three points to consider when choosing a LM or GLM test for count data', Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 7, pp. 882 - 890, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12552

Lyons MB; Keith DA; Warton DI; Somerville M; Kingsford RT, 2016, 'Model-based assessment of ecological community classifications', Journal of Vegetation Science, 27, pp. 704 - 715, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12400

Roff A; Lyons M; Jones H; Thonell J, 2016, 'Reliability of map accuracy assessments: A comment on Hunter et al. (2016)', Ecological Management and Restoration, 17, pp. 124 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/emr.12213

Kilminster K; McMahon K; Waycott M; Kendrick GA; Scanes P; McKenzie L; O'Brien KR; Lyons M; Ferguson A; Maxwell P; Glasby T; Udy J, 2015, 'Unravelling complexity in seagrass systems for management: Australia as a microcosm', Science of the Total Environment, 534, pp. 97 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.061

Lyons M; Roelfsema C; Kovacs E; Samper-Villarreal J; Saunders M; Maxwell P; Phinn S, 2015, 'Rapid monitoring of seagrass biomass using a simple linear modelling approach, in the field and from space', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 530, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps11321

Roelfsema C; Lyons M; Dunbabin M; Kovacs EM; Phinn S, 2015, 'Integrating field survey data with satellite image data to improve shallow water seagrass maps: The role of AUV and snorkeller surveys?', Remote Sensing Letters, 6, pp. 135 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2150704X.2015.1013643

Kennedy RE; Andréfouët S; Cohen WB; Gómez C; Griffiths P; Hais M; Healey SP; Helmer EH; Hostert P; Lyons MB; Meigs GW; Pflugmacher D; Phinn SR; Powell SL; Scarth P; Sen S; Schroeder TA; Schneider A; Sonnenschein R; Vogelmann JE; Wulder MA; Zhu Z, 2014, 'Bringing an ecological view of change to landsat-based remote sensing', Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 12, pp. 339 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/130066

Roelfsema CM; Lyons M; Kovacs EM; Maxwell P; Saunders MI; Samper-Villarreal J; Phinn SR, 2014, 'Multi-temporal mapping of seagrass cover, species and biomass: A semi-automated object based image analysis approach', Remote Sensing of Environment, 150, pp. 172 - 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2014.05.001

Roelfsema C; Kovacs EM; Saunders MI; Phinn S; Lyons M; Maxwell P, 2013, 'Challenges of remote sensing for quantifying changes in large complex seagrass environments', Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 133, pp. 161 - 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2013.08.026

Saunders MI; Leon J; Phinn SR; Callaghan DP; O'Brien KR; Roelfsema CM; Lovelock CE; Lyons MB; Mumby PJ, 2013, 'Coastal retreat and improved water quality mitigate losses of seagrass from sea level rise', Global Change Biology, 19, pp. 2569 - 2583, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12218

Dudaniec RY; Rhodes JR; Worthington Wilmer J; Lyons M; Lee KE; McAlpine CA; Carrick FN, 2013, 'Using multilevel models to identify drivers of landscape-genetic structure among management areas', Molecular Ecology, 22, pp. 3752 - 3765, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.12359

Lyons MB; Roelfsema CM; Phinn SR, 2013, 'Towards understanding temporal and spatial dynamics of seagrass landscapes using time-series remote sensing', Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 120, pp. 42 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2013.01.015

Knudby A; Jupiter S; Roelfsema C; Lyons M; Phinn S, 2013, 'Mapping coral reef resilience indicators using field and remotely sensed data', Remote Sensing, 5, pp. 1311 - 1334, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs5031311

Lyons MB; Phinn SR; Roelfsema CM, 2012, 'Long term land cover and seagrass mapping using Landsat and object-based image analysis from 1972 to 2010 in the coastal environment of South East Queensland, Australia', ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 71, pp. 34 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2012.05.002

Knudby A; Roelfsema C; Lyons M; Phinn S; Jupiter S, 2011, 'Mapping fish community variables by Integrating field and satellite data, object-based image analysis and modeling in a traditional Fijian fisheries management area', Remote Sensing, 3, pp. 460 - 483, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs3030460

Lyons M; Phinn S; Roelfsema C, 2011, 'Integrating Quickbird multi-spectral satellite and field data: Mapping bathymetry, seagrass cover, seagrass species and change in Moreton Bay, Australia in 2004 and 2007', Remote Sensing, 3, pp. 42 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs3010042

Dekker AG; Phinn SR; Anstee J; Bissett P; Brando VE; Casey B; Fearns P; Hedley J; Klonowski W; Lee ZP; Lynch M; Lyons M; Mobley C; Roelfsema C, 2011, 'Intercomparison of shallow water bathymetry, hydro-optics, and benthos mapping techniques in Australian and Caribbean coastal environments', Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, 9, pp. 396 - 425, http://dx.doi.org/10.4319/lom.2011.9.396

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