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Detecting the invasive Lespedeza cuneata in grasslands using commercial small satellite imagery

M. Ny Aina Rakotoarivonya Department of Geography, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Hamed Gholizadeha Department of Geography, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4770-7893View further author information
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William M. Hammondb Agronomy Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2904-810XView further author information
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Kianoosh Hassania Department of Geography, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9667-9211View further author information
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Omkar Joshic Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3254-6628View further author information
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Robert G. Hamiltond Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Pawhuska, OK, USAView further author information
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Samuel D. Fuhlendorfc Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USAView further author information
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Amy M. Trowbridgee Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USAView further author information
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Henry D. Adamsf School of the Environment, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USAView further author information
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Pages 6802-6824 | Received 20 Apr 2023, Accepted 15 Oct 2023, Published online: 10 Nov 2023

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