Alex Hernandez
Alex Hernandez left the RS/GIS lab in 2020 to become a Geospatial Ecologist at BLM National Aquatic Monitoring Center (a.k.a. The BugLab) at Utah State University. You might be able to get in touch at alexj.hernandezc@gmail.com.
Unique skills or certifications
Peer reviewed papers
Duarte E., Barrera J.A., Dube F., Casco F., Hernandez A.J., Zagal E. (2020). Monitoring Approach for Tropical Coniferous Forest Degradation Using Remote Sensing and Field Data. Remote Sensing, 12:2531. 10.3390/rs12162531.
Jiménez A., Hernandez A.J., Rodríguez-Espinosa V.M. (2020). Integration of Geospatial Tools and Multi-source Geospatial Data to Evaluate the Tropical Forest Cover Change in Central America and Its Methodological Replicability in Brazil and the DRC. Remote Sensing, 12:2705. 10.3390/rs12172705.
Healey S.P., Cohen W.B., Yang Z., Brewer C.K., Brooks E.B., Gorelick N., Hernandez A.J., Huang C., Hughes M.J., Kennedy R.E., Loveland T.R., Moisen G.G., Schroeder T.A., Stehman S.V., Vogelmann J.E., Woodcock C.E., Yang L., Zhu Z. (2018). Mapping forest change using stacked generalization: An ensemble approach. Remote Sensing of Environment, 204:717-728. 10.1016/j.rse.2017.09.029.
Hernandez A.J., Healey S.P., Huang H., Ramsey R.D. (2018). Improved Prediction of Stream Flow Based on Updating Land Cover Maps with Remotely Sensed Forest Change Detection. Forests, 9:317-336. 10.3390/f9060317.
Kou W., Dong J., Xiao X., Hernandez A.J., Qin Y., Zhang G., Chen B., Lu N., Doughty R. (2018). Expansion dynamics of deciduous rubber plantations in Xishuangbanna, China during 2000–2010. GIScience & Remote Sensing, 55:1-21. 10.1080/15481603.2018.1466441.
Dugan A.J., Birdsey R., Healey S.P., Pan Y., Zhang F., Mo G., Chen J.M., Woodall C.W., Hernandez A.J., McCullough K., McCarter J.B., Raymond C.L., Dante-Wood K. (2017). Forest sector carbon analyses support land management planning and projects: assessing the influence of anthropogenic and natural factors. Climatic Change, 144:207–220. 10.1007/s10584-017-2038-5.
Kou W., Liang C., Wei L., Hernandez A.J., Yang X. (2017). Phenology-Based Method for Mapping Tropical Evergreen Forests by Integrating of MODIS and Landsat Imagery. Forests, 8:34. 10.3390/f8020034.
Healey S.P., Raymond C.L., Lockman B., Hernandez A.J., Garrard C., Huang C. (2016). Root disease can rival fire and harvest in reducing forest carbon storage. Ecosphere, 7:e01569. 10.1002/ecs2.1569.
Lu N., Hernandez A.J., Ramsey R.D. (2014). Land Cover Dynamics monitoring with Landsat data in Kunming, China: A cost-effective sampling and modeling scheme using Google Earth imagery and Random Forests. Geocarto International, 30:186-201. 10.1080/10106049.2014.894583.
Hernandez A.J., Ramsey R.D. (2013). A Landscape Similarity Index: Multitemporal Remote Sensing to Track Changes in Big Sagebrush Ecological Sites. Rangeland Ecology & Management, 66:71-81. 10.2111/REM-D-11-00195.1.
Hernandez A.J., Saborio J., Ramsey R.D., Rivera S. (2012). Likelihood of occurrence of bark beetle attacks on conifer forests in Honduras under normal and climate change scenarios. Geocarto International, 27:581-592. 10.1080/10106049.2011.650652.
Rivera S., Lowry J.H., Hernandez A.J., Ramsey R.D., Lezama R., Velasquez M.A. (2012). A comparison between cluster busting technique and a classification tree algorithm of a moderate resolution imaging spectrometer (MODIS) land cover map of Honduras. Geocarto International, 27:17-29. 10.1080/10106049.2011.622050.
Rivera S., Lowry J.H., Hernandez A.J., Ramsey R.D., Lezama R., Velasquez M.A. (2011). A MODIS generated land cover mapping of Honduras: a base-line layout to create a national monitoring center. Revista de Teledeteccion, 35:94-108.
Technical reports
Birdsey R., Dugan A.J., Healey S.P., Dante-Wood K., Zhang F., Mo G., Chen J.M., Hernandez A.J., Raymond C.L., McCarter J.B. (2019). Assessment of the influence of disturbance, management activities, and environmental factors on carbon stocks of U.S. national forests. General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-402. Fort Collins, CO. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
Dugan A.J., Birdsey R., Healey S.P., Woodall C.W., Zhang F., Chen J.M., Hernandez A.J., McCarter J.B. (2016). Utilizing Forest Inventory and Analysis Data, Remote Sensing, and Ecosystem Models for National Forest System Carbon Assessments. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-931. Portland, OR. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.
Ramsey R.D., McGinty C.M., Leydsman McGinty E., Langs Stoner L., Crabb B.A., Adair W., Hernandez A.J., Schmidt J., Majerova M., Hudson B., Montrone A. (2012). Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway Natural Resource Condition Assessment. Natural Resource Report NPS/GRYN/NRR—2012/550. Fort Collins, Colorado. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
Books
Book Chapters
Kumar L., Sinha P., Brown J.F., Ramsey R.D., Rigge M., Stam C.A., Hernandez A.J., Hunt E.R., Reeves M.C. (2015). Characterization, Mapping, and Monitoring of Rangelands: Methods and Approaches. Ch. 12 in: Thenkabail P.S., ed. Remote Sensing Handbook, Volume II: Land Resources Monitoring, Modeling, and Mapping with Remote Sensing. Taylor & Francis Group/CRC Press.
Awards
2016. NFS/R&D Carbon Assessment Team. Chief’s Award – Applying Knowledge Globally. United States Department of Agriculture.