Ross Hill

Professor Ross Hill

  • u_rhill at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
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Biography

Ross joined BU in 2007 having spent 10 years at the Natural Environment Research Council’s (NERC) Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) in the Earth Observation team. Before CEH, he completed a PhD at the University of Wales, Swansea. He also has a 1st class BA (Hons) in Geography from the University of Oxford. Ross is a fellow of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society (RSPSoc) and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).

Ross’ research focuses on applying remote sensed data to model forest structure and species composition, so he can identify the factors determining habitat quality and measure how they change over time. "I am currently investigating forest dynamics in the Peruvian Amazon where using technology like laser scanners, I can understand and explain how birds and mammals are using the forest as their habitat. This is important in a changing world," Ross explains.

Ross delivers teaching on geoinformatics within the Department of Life & Environmental Sciences (including geo-spatial science, the use of GIS, and environmental remote sensing)...

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Research

My research interests are in environmental applications of remote sensing. I work with satellite and airborne remotely sensed data (hyper-spectral and LiDAR), investigating their integration and their incorporation with diverse field datasets. This enables me to investigate habitats and ecological relationships; working at different spatial scales from local to national focus. I have studied agricultural, upland and inter-tidal ecosystems, but my main interest is in forests; particularly temperate deciduous forest and tropical rain forest. I am interested in quantifying organism-habitat relationships and developing indicators of biodiversity from remotely sensed and environmental data. My focus is in using remote sensed data to model forest structure, species composition, and turnover (i.e. regeneration, disturbance), in order to assess woodland condition, identify the factors determining habitat quality (especially for woodland birds and mammals) and evaluate how they change over time.

Current projects include:

Assessment of forest structure and disturbance history on primate population density and habitat use in Sumatran rain forest.

Landscape-scale assessment of woodland bird habitat: predicting the consequences of landscape and environmental change on population sizes and biodiversity.

Assessment of gap-size frequency across Amazonia: contextualising the RAINFOR network of permanent sample plots using remote sensing data

I am extremely keen to talk to any people who want to do an MRes in Primatology, PhD in primatology, or MRes, PhD or Postdoc/ fellowship with us. I am a supervisor listed in the ESRC Southwest Doctoral Training Partnership. https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/. There is an annual call for PhD studentships. I am part of the theme: Climate Change, Sustainability and Society. Rounds typically open in Autumn, with a deadline in November or December.

Placement and project opportunities are also available.

See: http://go-leap.wix.com/home#!get-involved/ Please contact me if you are interested.

Journal Articles

  • Hankinson, E., Korstjens, A.H., Hill, R.A., Wich, S.A., Slater, H.D., Abdullah, A., Supradi, S., Marsh, C.D., Nijman, V., 2023. Effects of anthropogenic disturbance on group densities of Thomas' langurs (Presbytis thomasi) within a lowland tropical forest, north Sumatra. Ecological Research, 38 (2), 293-305.
  • Sumnall, M.J., Hill, R.A., Hinsley, S.A., 2022. Towards Forest Condition Assessment: Evaluating Small-Footprint Full-Waveform Airborne Laser Scanning Data for Deriving Forest Structural and Compositional Metrics. Remote Sensing, 14 (20).
  • Marsh, C.D., Hill, R.A., Nowak, M.G., Hankinson, E., Abdullah, A., Gillingham, P., Korstjens, A.H., 2022. Measuring and modelling microclimatic air temperature in a historically degraded tropical forest. International Journal of Biometeorology, 66 (6), 1283-1295.
  • Duncanson, L., Kellner, J.R., Armston, J., Dubayah, R., Minor, D.M., Hancock, S., Healey, S.P., Patterson, P.L., Saarela, S., Marselis, S., Silva, C.E., Bruening, J., Goetz, S.J., Tang, H., Hofton, M., Blair, B., Luthcke, S., Fatoyinbo, L., Abernethy, K., Alonso, A., Andersen, H.E., Aplin, P., Baker, T.R., Barbier, N., Bastin, J.F., Biber, P., Boeckx, P., Bogaert, J., Boschetti, L., Boucher, P.B., Boyd, D.S., Burslem, D.F.R.P., Calvo-Rodriguez, S., Chave, J., Chazdon, R.L., Clark, D.B., Clark, D.A., Cohen, W.B., Coomes, D.A., Corona, P., Cushman, K.C., Cutler, M.E.J., Dalling, J.W., Dalponte, M., Dash, J., de-Miguel, S., Deng, S., Ellis, P.W., Erasmus, B., Fekety, P.A., Fernandez-Landa, A., Ferraz, A., Fischer, R., Fisher, A.G., García-Abril, A., Gobakken, T., Hacker, J.M., Heurich, M., Hill, R.A., Hopkinson, C., Huang, H., Hubbell, S.P., Hudak, A.T., Huth, A., Imbach, B., Jeffery, K.J., Katoh, M., Kearsley, E., Kenfack, D., Kljun, N., Knapp, N., Král, K., Krůček, M., Labrière, N., Lewis, S.L., Longo, M., Lucas, R.M., Main, R., Manzanera, J.A., Martínez, R.V., Mathieu, R., Memiaghe, H., Meyer, V., Mendoza, A.M., Monerris, A., Montesano, P., Morsdorf, F., Næsset, E., Naidoo, L., Nilus, R., O'Brien, M., Orwig, D.A., Papathanassiou, K., Parker, G., Philipson, C., Phillips, O.L., Pisek, J., Poulsen, J.R., Pretzsch, H., Rüdiger, C., 2022. Aboveground biomass density models for NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar mission. Remote Sensing of Environment, 270.
  • Anarfi, K., Shiel, C., Hill, R.A., 2022. The public's perspectives of urban sustainability: A comparative analysis of two urban areas in Ghana. Habitat International, 121.
  • Newton, A.C., Britton, R., Davies, K., Diaz, A., Franklin, D.J., Herbert, R.J.H., Hill, R.A., Hodder, K., Jones, G., Korstjens, A.H., Lamb, A., Olley, J., Pinder, A.C., Roberts, C.G., Stafford, R., 2021. Operationalising the concept of ecosystem collapse for conservation practice. Biological Conservation, 264.
  • Broughton, R.K., Bullock, J.M., George, C., Hill, R.A., Hinsley, S.A., Maziarz, M., Melin, M., Mountford, J.O., Sparks, T.H., Pywell, R.F., 2021. Long-term woodland restoration on lowland farmland through passive rewilding. Plos One, 16 (6 June 2021).
  • Hankinson, E.L., Hill, R.A., Marsh, C.D., Nowak, M.G., Abdullah, A., Pasaribu, N., Supriadi, Nijman, V., Cheyne, S.M., Korstjens, A.H., 2021. Influences of Forest Structure on the Density and Habitat Preference of Two Sympatric Gibbons (Symphalangus syndactylus and Hylobates lar). International Journal of Primatology, 42 (2), 237-261.
  • van Leeuwen, K.L., Hill, R.A., Korstjens, A.H., 2020. Classifying Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Landscapes Across Large-Scale Environmental Gradients in Africa. International Journal of Primatology, 41 (6), 800-821.
  • Anarfi, K., Hill, R.A., Shiel, C., 2020. Highlighting the sustainability implications of urbanisation: A comparative analysis of two urban areas in Ghana. Land, 9 (9).
  • Anarfi, K., Shiel, C., Hill, R.A., 2020. Assessing how sustainability is promoted in Ghana's national urban policy and action plan. Sustainability Switzerland, 12 (18).
  • Marselis, S.M., Abernethy, K., Alonso, A., Armston, J., Baker, T.R., Bastin, J.F., Bogaert, J., Boyd, D.S., Boeckx, P., Burslem, D.F.R.P., Chazdon, R., Clark, D.B., Coomes, D., Duncanson, L., Hancock, S., Hill, R., Hopkinson, C., Kearsley, E., Kellner, J.R., Kenfack, D., Labrière, N., Lewis, S.L., Minor, D., Memiaghe, H., Monteagudo, A., Nilus, R., O'Brien, M., Phillips, O.L., Poulsen, J., Tang, H., Verbeeck, H., Dubayah, R., 2020. Evaluating the potential of full-waveform lidar for mapping pan-tropical tree species richness. Global Ecology and Biogeography.
  • Harrison, N.J., Hill, R.A., Alexander, C., Marsh, C.D., Nowak, M.G., Abdullah, A., Slater, H.D., Korstjens, A.H., 2020. Sleeping trees and sleep-related behaviours of the siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) in a tropical lowland rainforest, Sumatra, Indonesia. Primates: journal of primatology.
  • Melin, M., Hill, R.A., Bellamy, P.E., Hinsley, S.A., 2019. On Bird Species Diversity and Remote Sensing-Utilizing Lidar and Hyperspectral Data to Assess the Role of Vegetation Structure and Foliage Characteristics as Drivers of Avian Diversity. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 12 (7), 2270-2278.
  • Fuller, R., Casey, D., Melin, M., Hill, R., 2019. Ash dieback and associated vegetation changes in the coppice of Bradfield Woods. Quarterly Journal of Forestry, 113.
  • Clarke, L.J., Hill, R.A., Ford, A., Herbert, R.J.H., Esteves, L.S., Stillman, R.A., 2019. Using remote sensing to quantify fishing effort and predict shorebird conflicts in an intertidal fishery. Ecological Informatics, 50, 136-148.
  • Alexander, C., Korstjens, A.H., Usher, G., Nowak, M.G., Fredriksson, G., Hill, R.A., 2018. LiDAR patch metrics for object-based clustering of forest types in a tropical rainforest. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 73, 253-261.
  • Alexander, C., Korstjens, A.H., Hankinson, E., Usher, G., Harrison, N., Nowak, M.G., Abdullah, A., Wich, S.A., Hill, R.A., 2018. Locating emergent trees in a tropical rainforest using data from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 72, 86-90.
  • Melin, M., Hinsley, S.A., Broughton, R.K., Bellamy, P., Hill, R.A., 2018. Living on the edge: utilising lidar data to assess the importance of vegetation structure for avian diversity in fragmented woodlands and their edges. Landscape Ecology, 33 (6), 895-910.
  • Alexander, C., Korstjens, A.H., Hill, R.A., 2018. Influence of micro-topography and crown characteristics on tree height estimations in tropical forests based on LiDAR canopy height models. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 65, 105-113.
  • Alexander, C., Korstjens, A.H., Hill, R.A., 2017. Structural attributes of individual trees for identifying homogeneous patches in a tropical rainforest. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 55, 68-72.
  • Hinsley, S.A., Bellamy, P.E., HilL, R.A., Ferns, P.N., 2016. Recent shift in climate relationship enables prediction of the timing of bird breeding. Plos One, 11 (5).
  • Sumnall, M.J., Hill, R.A., Hinsley, S.A., 2016. Comparison of small-footprint discrete return and full waveform airborne lidar data for estimating multiple forest variables. Remote Sensing of Environment, 173, 214-223.
  • Broughton, R.K., Bellamy, P.E., Hill, R.A., Hinsley, S.A., 2015. Winter social organisation of marsh tits Poecile palustris in Britain. Acta Ornithologica, 50 (1), 11-21.
  • Hill, R., Hinsley, S.A., 2015. Airborne lidar for woodland habitat quality monitoring: exploring the significance of lidar data characteristics when modelling organism-habitat relationships. Remote Sensing, 7 (4), 3446-3466.
  • Broughton, R.K., Bellamy, P.E., Hill, R.A., Hinsley, S.A., 2014. Winter habitat selection by Marsh Tits Poecile palustris in a British woodland. Bird Study, 61 (3), 404-412.
  • Friess, D.A., Möller, I., Spencer, T., Smith, G.M., Thomson, A.G., Hill, R.A., 2014. Coastal saltmarsh managed realignment drives rapid breach inlet and external creek evolution, Freiston Shore (UK). Geomorphology, 208, 22-33.
  • Boyd, D.S., Hill, R., Hopskinson, C., Baker, T.R., 2013. Landscape-scale forest disturbance regimes in southern Peruvian Amazonia. Ecological Applications, 23, 1588-1602.
  • Redhead, J.W., Pywell, R.F., Bellamy, P.E., Broughton, R.K., Hill, R.A., Hinsley, S.A., 2013. Great tits Parus major and blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus as indicators of agri-environmental habitat quality. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 178, 31-38.
  • Broughton, R.K., Hill, R.A., Hinsley, S.A., 2013. Relationships between patterns of habitat cover and the historical distribution of the Marsh Tit, Willow Tit and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in Britain. Ecological Informatics, 14, 25-30.
  • Bennett, R., Welham, K., Hill, R.A., Ford, A., 2013. Airborne spectral imagery for archaeological prospection in grassland environments - An evaluation of performance. Antiquity, 87 (335), 220-236.
  • Taylor, S.L., Hill, R.A., Edwards, C., 2013. Characterising invasive non-native Rhododendron ponticum spectra signatures with spectroradiometry in the laboratory and field: Potential for remote mapping. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 81, 70-81.
  • Broughton, R.K., Hill, R.A., Freeman, S.N., Bellamy, P.E., Hinsley, S.A., 2012. Describing habitat occupation by woodland birds with territory mapping and remotely sensed data: An example using the Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris). Condor, 114 (4), 812-822.
  • Bennett, R., Welham, K., Hill, R.A., Ford, A.L.J., 2012. The application of vegetation indices for the prospection of archaeological features in grass-dominated environments. Archaeological Prospection, 19 (3), 209-218.
  • Broughton, R.K., Hill, R.A., Henderson, L.J., Bellamy, P.E., Hinsley, S.A., 2012. Patterns of nest placement in a population of Marsh Tits Poecile palustris. Journal of Ornithology, 153 (3), 735-746.
  • Los, S.O., Rosette, J., Kljun, N., North, P.R.J., Chasmer, L., Suarez, J., Hopkinson, C., Hill, R.A., van Gorsel, E., Mahoney, C., Berni, J.A., 2012. Vegetation height products between 60° S and 60° N from ICESat GLAS data. Geoscientific Model Development, 5, 413-432.
  • Boyd, D.S., Almond, S.F., Dash, J., Curran, P., Hill, R.A., Foody, G.M., 2012. Evaluation of Envisat MERIS Terrestrial Chlorophyll Index-based models for the estimation of terrestrial Gross Primary Productivity. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 9, 457-461.
  • Bennett, R., Welham, K., Hill, R.A., Ford, A.L.J., 2012. A comparison of visualisation techniques for models created from airborne laser scanned data. Archaeological Prospection, 19, 41-48.
  • Hill, R.A., Boyd, D.S., Hopkinson, C., 2011. Relationship between canopy height and Landsat ETM+ response in lowland Amazonian rainforest. Remote Sensing Letters, 2, 203-212.
  • Hill, J.L., Hill, R.A., 2011. Ecotourism in Amazonian Peru: uniting tourism, conservation and community development. Geography, 96 (2), 75-85.
  • Broughton, R.K., Hill, R.A., Bellamy, P.E., Hinsley, S.A., 2011. Nest sites, breeding failure, and causes of non-breeding in a population of British Marsh Tits Poecile palustris. Bird Study, 58, 229-237.
  • Cantarello, E., Newton, A., Hill, R.A., 2011. Potential effects of future land-use change on regional carbon stocks in the UK. Environmental Science & Policy, 14, 40-52.
  • Cantarello, E., Newton, A., Hill, R.A., Tejedor, N., Williams-Linera, G., Lopez-Barrera, F., Manson, R.H., Golicher, D., 2011. Simulating the potential for ecological restoration of dryland forests in Mexico under different disturbance regimes. Ecological Modelling, 222, 1112-1128.
  • Boyd, D.S., Almond, S.F., Dash, J., Curran, P., Hill, R.A.. Phenology of vegetation in Southern England from Envisat MERIS Terrestrial Chlorophyll Index (MTCI) data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32.
  • Hill, R.A., Suarez, J., 2010. SilviLaser: applications of laser systems for forest assessment and inventory. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 31, 1129-1132.
  • Hill, R.A., Wilson, A.K., George, M., Hinsley, S.A., 2010. Mapping tree species in temperate deciduous woodland using time-series multi-spectral data. Applied Vegetation Science, 13, 86-99.
  • Hinsley, S.A., Redhead, J.W., Bellamy, P.E., Broughton, R.K., Hill, R.A., Heard, M.S., Pywell, R.F., 2010. Testing agri-environment delivery for farmland birds at the farm scale: the Hillesden Experiment. Ibis, 152, 500-514.
  • Broughton, R.K., Hill, R.A., Bellamy, P.E., Hinsley, S.A., 2010. Dispersal, ranging and settling of Marsh Tits Poecile palustris in a fragmented landscape in lowland England. Bird Study, 57, 458-472.
  • Hill, R.A., Broughton, R.K., 2009. Mapping understorey of deciduous woodland from leaf-on and leaf-off airborne LiDAR data: a case study of lowland Britain. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 64, 223-233.
  • Hinsley, S.A., Hill, R.A., Fuller, R.J., Bellamy, P.E., Rothery, P., 2009. Bird Species Distributions Across Woodland Canopy Structure Gradients. Community Ecology, 10, 99-110.
  • Newton, A., Hill, R.A., Echeverria, C., Golicher, D., Rey Benayas, J.M., Cayuela, L., Hinsley, S.A., 2009. Remote sensing and the future of landscape ecology. Progress in Physical Geography, 33, 528-546.
  • Bellamy, P.E., Hill, R.A., Rothery, P., Hinsley, S.A., Fuller, R.J., Broughton, R.K., 2009. Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus habitat in woods with different structure and management in southern England. Bird Study, 56, 338-348.
  • Meek, W.R., Burman, P.J., Nowakowski, M., Sparks, T., Hill, R.A., Swetnam, R.D., Burman, N.J.. Habitat does not influence breeding performance in a long-term Barn Owl Tyto alba study. Bird Study, 56.
  • Hinsley, S.A., Hill, R.A., Bellamy, P.E., Broughton, R.K., Harrison, N.M., MacKenzie, J.A., Speakman, J.R., Ferns, P.N., 2009. Do Highly Modified Landscapes Favour Generalists at the Expense of Specialists? The Example of Woodland Birds. Landscape Research, 34, 509-526.
  • Hinsley, S.A., Hill, R.A., Bellamy, P.E., Harrison, N.M., Speakman, J.R., Wilson, A.K., Ferns, P.N., 2008. Effects of Structural and Functional Habitat Gaps on Woodland Birds: Working Harder for Less. Landscape Ecology, 23, 615-626.
  • Patenaude, G.L., Milne, R., Van Oijen, M., Rowland, C.S., Hill, R.A., 2008. Integrating Remote Sensing Datasets into Ecological Modelling: A Bayesian Approach. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 29, 1295-1315.
  • Hill, R.A., Granica, K., Smith, G.M., Schardt, M., 2007. Representation of an Alpine Treeline Ecotone in SPOT HRG Data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 110, 458-467.
  • Fuller, R.M., Devereux, B.J., Gillings, S., Hill, R.A., Amable, G.S., 2007. Bird Distributions Relative to Remotely Sensed Habitats in Great Britain: Towards a Potential Framework for National Modelling? Journal of Environmental Management, 84, 586-605.
  • Smith, G.M., Thomson, A.G., Wilson, A.K., Hill, R.A., Purcell, P.W.. Airborne Remote Sensing for Monitoring the Impact of Coastal Zone Management. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 28.
  • Hill, J.L., Woodland, W., Hill, R.A.. Rainforest Diversity and Ecotourism. Geography Review, 20.
  • Broughton, R.K., Hinsley, S.A., Bellamy, P.E., Hill, R.A., Rothery, P., 2006. Marsh Tit Poecile Palustris Territories in a British Broad-Leaved Wood. Ibis, 148.
  • Hinsley, S.A., Hill, R.A., Bellamy, P.E., Balzter, H., 2006. The Application of LiDAR in Woodland Bird Ecology: Climate, Canopy Structure and Habitat Quality. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 72, 1399-1406.
  • Bradbury, R.B., Hill, R.A., Mason, D.C., Hinsley, S.A., Wilson, J.D., Balzter, H., Anderson, G.Q.A., Whittingham, M.J., Davenport, I.J., Bellamy, P.E., 2005. Modelling Relationships Between Birds and Vegetation Structure Using Airborne LiDAR Data: A Review With Case Studies From Agricultural and Woodland Environments. Ibis, 147.
  • Hill, R.A., Smith, G.M.. Land Cover Heterogeneity in Great Britain as Identified in Land Cover Map 2000. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 26.
  • Hill, R.A., Thomson, A.G., 2005. Mapping Woodland Species Composition and Structure Using Airborne Spectral and LiDAR Data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 26, 3763-3779.
  • Fuller, R.M., Cox, R., Clarke, R.T., Rothery, P., Hill, R.A., Smith, G.M., Thomson, A.G., Brown, N.J., Howard, D.C., Stott, A.. The UK Land Cover Map 2000: Planning, Construction and Calibration of a User-Oriented Map of Broad Habitats from Remotely Sensed Satellite Images. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 7.
  • Fuller, R.M., Devereux, B.J., Gillings, S., Amable, G.S., Hill, R.A.. Indices of Bird-Habitat Preference from Field Surveys of Birds and Remote Sensing of Land Cover: A Study of South-Eastern England with Wider Implications for Conservation and Biodiversity Assessment. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 14.
  • Hill, R.A., Hinsley, S.A., Gaveau, D.L.A., Bellamy, P.E., 2004. Predicting Habitat Quality for Great Tits (Parus major) with Airborne Laser Scanning Data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 25, 4851-4855.
  • Patenaude, G.L., Hill, R.A., Milne, R., Gaveau, D.L.A., Briggs, B.B.J., Dawson, T.P., 2004. Quantifying Forest Above Ground Carbon Content Using LiDAR Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing of Environment, 93, 368-380.
  • Hill, R.A., Thomson, A.G., Smith, G.M.. Mapping and Modelling the Coastal Zone with Integrated Airborne Remote-Sensed Data. Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association Bulletin.
  • Moffat, A.C., Osselton, M.D., Widdop, B., Clarke, E.G.C.. Clarke's analysis of drugs and poisons. Pharmaceutical Pr.
  • Moffat, A.C., Osselton, M.D., Widdop, B., Clarke, E.G.C.. Clarke's analysis of drugs and poisons. Pharmaceutical Pr.
  • Moffat, A.C., Osselton, M.D., Widdop, B., Clarke, E.G.C.. Clarke's analysis of drugs and poisons. Pharmaceutical Pr.
  • Gaveau, D.L.A., Hill, R.A., 2003. Quantifying Canopy Height Underestimation by Laser Pulse Penetration in Small-Footprint Airborne Laser Scanning Data. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 29, 650-657.
  • Hill, R.A., Veitch, N.. Landscape Visualization: Rendering a Virtual Reality Simulation from Airborne Laser Altimetry and Multi-Spectral Scanning Data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 23.
  • Hill, R.A., Smith, G.M., Fuller, R.M., Veitch, N.. Landscape Modelling Using Integrated Airborne Multi-Spectral and Laser Scanning Data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 23.
  • Hinsley, S.A., Hill, R.A., Gaveau, D.L.A., Bellamy, P.E.. Quantifying Woodland Structure and Habitat Quality for Birds Using Airborne Laser Scanning. Functional Ecology, 16.
  • Fuller, R.M., Smith, G.M., Sanderson, J.M., Hill, R.A., Thomson, A.G.. The UK Land Cover Map 2000: Construction of a Parcel-Based Vector Map from Satellite Images. Cartographic Journal, 39.
  • Hill, J.L., Hill, R.A., 2001. Why are Tropical Rain Forests So Species Rich? Classifying, Reviewing and Evaluating Theories. Progress in Physical Geography, 25, 326-354.
  • Hill, R.A.. Airborne Imagery: What Can This Contribute to Countryside Survey? Countryside Survey 2000 News, 5.
  • Hill, R.A.. Image segmentation for humid tropical forest classification in Landsat TM data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 20.
  • Foody, G.M., Hill, R.A.. Classification of tropical forest classes from Landsat TM data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 17.
  • Hill, R.A., Foody, G.M.. Separability of tropical rain-forest types in the Tambopata-Candamo Reserved Zone, Peru. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 15.

Books

  • Hill, R.A., Baines, N.. Proceedings of RSPSoc Annual Conference 2011. Bournemouth: Bournemouth University.
  • Proceedings of RSPSoc Annual Conference, Bournemouth, UK, September 2011. Poole, England: Bournemouth University.
  • Hill, R.A., Rosette, J., Suarez, J.. Proceedings of SilviLaser 2008: 8th International Conference on LiDAR Applications in Forest Assessment and Inventory. Edinburgh, Scotland: SilviLaser.

Chapters

  • Bramer, I., Anderson, B.J., Bennie, J., Bladon, A.J., De Frenne, P., Hemming, D., Hill, R.A., Kearney, M.R., Körner, C., Korstjens, A.H., Lenoir, J., Maclean, I.M.D., Marsh, C.D., Morecroft, M.D., Ohlemüller, R., Slater, H.D., Suggitt, A.J., Zellweger, F., Gillingham, P.K., 2018. Advances in Monitoring and Modelling Climate at Ecologically Relevant Scales. Advances in Ecological Research. 101-161.
  • Hill, J., Hill, R., de Sausmarez, N., 2014. Enabling ecotourism: Principles, challenges and achievements from Tambopata, Peru. Rainforest Tourism Conservation and Management Challenges for Sustainable Development.
  • Hill, J., Hill, R., De Sausmarez, N., 2014. Enabling ecotourism: Principles, challenges and achievements from Tambopata, Peru. Rainforest Tourism Conservation and Management Challenges for Sustainable Development.
  • Bennett, R., Welham, K., Hill, R., Ford, A.. Using lidar as part of a multi-sensor approach to archaeological survey and interpretation. In: Opitz, R.S., Cowley, D.C., eds. Interpreting Archaeological Topography. Oxbow Books.
  • Bennett, R., Welham, K., Hill, R.A., Ford, A.L.J., 2011. Making the most of airborne remote sensing techniques for archaeological survey and interpretation. In: Cowley, D.C., eds. Remote Sensing for Archaeological Heritage Management.. Brussels, Belgium: Europae Archaeologia Consilium, 99-106.
  • Newton, A., Cantarello, E., Tejedor, N., Kitzberger, T., Echeverria, C., Williams Linera, G., Golicher, D., Bolados, G., Manson, R.H., Lopez-Barrera, F., Ramirez-Marcial, N., Martinez Ico, M., Hill, R.A.. Landscape-scale dynamics and restoration of dryland forest ecosystems. In: Newton, A., Tejedor, N., eds. Principles and practice of forest landscape restoration: case studies from the drylands of Latin America. Gland, Switzerland: International Union for Conservation of Nature.
  • Hill, R.A., Gaveau, D.L.A.. Characterising Forest Structure by Airborne Laser Scanning. In: Mitchell, A.W., Secoy, T., Jackson, T., eds. Global Canopy Handbook: Techniques of Access and Study in the Forest Roof. Oxford: Global Canopy Programme.

Conferences

  • Korstjens, A., Slater, H., van Leeuwen, K., Marsh, C., Hill, R., 2020. Does Conservation Need or Want Habitat Suitability Research? FOLIA PRIMATOLOGICA, 91 (3), 314.
  • Marsh, C., Hill, R., Nowak, M., Abdullah, A., Korstjens, A., 2020. Utilising Drone Technology in Primatology for 3D Mapping. FOLIA PRIMATOLOGICA, 91 (3), 266.
  • Marsh, C.D., Hill, R., Nowak, M., Korstjens, A., 2020. Arboreal primate ranging from a new perspective: UAS technology at the landscape scale. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 171, 175.
  • Melin, M., Hinsley, S., Broughton, R., Bellamy, P., Hill, R., 2018. Capabilities of lidar- and satellite data in assessing the drivers of avian diversity in a fragmented landscape. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS, 2018-July, 6596-6599.
  • Marsh, C., Nowak, M., Hill, R., Korstjens, A., 2018. The effects of forest degradation on arboreal primates within Sikundur, the Gunung Leuser Ecosystem, Northern Sumatra. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 165, 167.
  • Broughton, R.K., Maziarz, M., Hill, R.A., Melin, M., Hinsley, S.A., 2017. Social and habitat associations of sympatric Coal Tits Periparus ater and Marsh Tits Poecile palustris in native broadleaved forest. In: European Ornithologists' Union conference 2017 18/08/2017 Turku, Finland.
  • Bellamy, P.E., Hinsley, S.A., Broughton, R.K., Hill, R., 2017. 25 years of landscape ecology and woodland birds. In: IALE-UK Conference 27/06/2017 Manchester Metropolitan University.
  • Marsh, C., Korstjens, A.H., Alexander, C., Nowak, M., Wich, S., Hill, R., 2017. Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) habitat use of a historically selectively logged forest in relation to the synergistic relationship between canopy structure and microclimate. In: PSGB Winter Meeting 2016 10/01/2017 Durham University.
  • Hankinson, E., Korstjens, A.H., Hill, R.A., Marsh, C., Wich, S., Nowak, M., 2017. Spatial Distribution and abundance of two Hylobatidae species (gibbon & siamang) in relation to canopy structure and disturbance in a Sumatran lowland dipterocarp forest. In: PSGB Winter Meeting 2016 10/01/2017 Durham University.
  • Alexander, C., Korstjens, A.H., Hill, R.A., 2016. Structural attributes of single trees for identifying homogeneous patches in a tropical rainforest. In: RSPSoc Annual Conference 05/09/2016 Nottingham.
  • Marsh, C., Korstjens, A.H., Wich, S.A., Nowak, M., Alexander, C., Hill, R., 2016. The effect of 3-dimensional habitats and microclimate changes due to forest degradation on the ranging habits and activities of Sumatran orang-utans (Pongo abelii). In: Joint meeting of the International Primatological Society and the American Society of Primatologists, 21/08/2016 Chicago, Illinois, USA.
  • Korstjens, A.H., Hill, R., Wich, S.A., Nowak, M., 2016. LEAP: Landscape Ecology and Primatology – An Inter-Disciplinary Research Project. In: Joint meeting of the International Primatological Society and the American Society of Primatologists 21/08/2016 , Chicago, Illinois, USA..
  • Hankinson, E., Korstjens, A.H., Hill, R., Wich, S.A., Nowak, M., 2016. Spatial Distribution and abundance of two Hylobatidae species in relation to canopy structure and disturbance in a Sumatran lowland dipterocarp forest. In: Joint meeting of the International Primatological Society and the American Society of Primatologists 21/08/2016 Chicago, Illinois, USA.
  • Abernethy, J., Nowak, M., Korstjens, A.H., Hill, R.A., Consiglio, R.A., Slater, H.D., Wich, S.A., 2016. Influence of forest structure on Sumatran orangutan ecology in a recovering lowland dipterocarp forest. In: CONSERVATION ASIA 2016 29/06/2016 National University of Singapore, Singapore.
  • Slater, H.D., Consiglio, R.A., Nowak, M., Hill, R.A., Korstjens, A., 2015. Logging, Forest Structure and Primate Group Densities in North Sumatra, Indonesia. In: PSGB Winter Conference 2015 02/12/2015 Zoological Society of London, London.
  • Korstjens, A.H., Brett, J.C., Rix, M., Wich, S.A., Hill, R., 2015. LEAP: Landscape Ecology and Primatology – an inter-disciplinary research programme. In: Primate Society of Great Britain Spring Meeting 09/04/2015 University of Roehampton, UK..
  • Slater, H., Consiglio, R., Korstjens, A.H., Hill, R., 2014. The importance of forest structure on primate distributions in Sikundur, Sumatra, Indonesia. In: Primate Society of Great Britain Winter Meeting 15/12/2014 University of Birmingham, UK.
  • Hill, R., Sumnall, M.J., Hinsley, S.A., 2014. Assessing forest condition from airborne remotely sensed data. In: ForestSAT 2014: Operational Tools in Forestry Using Remote Sensing Techniques 04/11/2014 Riva del Garda, Italy.
  • Sumnall, M.J., Hill, R., Hinsley, S.A., 2013. Forest condition assessment using integrated airborne hyperspectral and LiDAR data. In: RSPSoc Annual Conference 04/09/2013 Glasgow.
  • Boyd, D., Hill, R.A., Hopkinson, C., Baker, T.R., 2012. From the plot to the landscape: characterizing forest structure and gap-size frequency in Peruvian Amazonia using LiDAR data. In: ForestSAT 2012 12/09/2012 Corvallis, USA.
  • Sumnall, M.J., Hill, R.A., Hinsley, S.A., 2012. The estimation of forest inventory parameters from small-footprint waveform and discrete return airborne LiDAR data. In: Silvilaser 2012 17/09/2012 Vancouver.
  • Sumnall, M.J., Hill, R., Hinsley, S.A., 2012. The assessment of woodland condition in the New Forest using airborne remote sensing. In: RSPSoc Annual Conference 10/09/2012 Greenwich, UK.
  • Bennett, R., Welham, K., Hill, R.A., Ford, A.L.J.. Pushing the sensors: how multi-sensor airborne survey can aid archaeological interpretation in non-arable landscapes. In: RSPSoc 2011: Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Annual Conference 13/09/2011 Bournemouth, England.
  • Boyd, D.S., Hill, R.A., Baker, T.R., Hopkinson, C.. Gap size frequency distributions for Peruvian Amazonian rainforests determined by airborne laser scanning: implications for biodiversity and carbon accounting. In: RSPSoc 2011: Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Annual Conference 13/09/2011 Bournemouth, England.
  • Broughton, R.K., Hill, R.A., Freeman, S.N., Hinsley, S.A.. The integration of airborne remote sensing data and field-based territory mapping applied to the understanding of habitat selection by woodland birds. In: RSPSoc 2011: Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Annual Conference 13/09/2011 Bournemouth, England.
  • Sumnall, M.J., Hill, R.A., Hinsley, S.A.. The assessment of habitat condition in the New Forest, UK, using fieldwork and airborne remote sensing techniques. In: RSPSoc 2011: Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Annual Conference 13/09/2011 Bournemouth, England.
  • Taylor, S.L., Pollock, J., Haffenden, A., Hill, R.A., Edwards, C.. Using remote sensing to map rhododendron: results from field and lab trials. In: RSPSoc 2011: Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Annual Conference 13/09/2011 Bournemouth, England.
  • Boyd, D., Anuar, M., Foody, G.M., Hill, R., Hopkinson, C., 2010. Increasing the accuracy of tree height estimation in a tropical forest from Landsat ETM+ data through using super-resolution analysis. In: ForestSAT 2010: Operational Tools in Forestry Using Remote Sensing Techniques 07/09/2010 Lugo, Spain.
  • Hill, R.A., Boyd, D.S., Hopkinson, C.. Integrating airborne LiDAR and Landsat ETM+ data for large area assessment of forest canopy height in Amazonia. In: Silvilaser 2010, the 10th International Conference on LiDAR Applications for Assessing Forest Ecosystems 14/09/2010 Freiburg, Germany.
  • Hill, R.A., Boyd, D.S., Hopkinson, C.. The influence of structure on spectral reflectance of four tropical rainforest types in Amazonia. In: RSPSoc 2010: From The Sea-bed to the Cloud-tops (Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society) 01/09/2010 Cork, Ireland.
  • Bennett, R., Welham, K., Hill, R.A., Ford, A.L.J.. Analysing the vegetation information content of airborne remotely sensed data to improve understanding of archaeological features. In: RSPSoc 2010: From The Sea-bed to the Cloud-tops (Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society) 01/09/2010 Cork, Ireland.
  • Sumnall, M.J., Hill, R.A., Hinsley, S.A.. The assessment of habitat condition and conservation status of lowland British woodland using earth observation techniques. In: RSPSoc 2010: From The Sea-bed to the Cloud-tops (Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society) 01/09/2010 Cork, Ireland.
  • Boyd, D.S., Almond, S.F., Dash, J., Curran, P., Hill, R.A.. Phenological Trends of Vegetation in Southern England From Envisat MERIS Terrestrial Chlorophyll Index (MTCI) data. In: ESA Living Planet Symposium 28/06/2010 Bergen, Norway.
  • Almond, S.F., Boyd, D.S., Dash, J., Curran, P., Hill, R.A., Foody, G.M., 2010. Estimating terrestrial gross primary productivity with the Envisat Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) Terrestrial Chlorophyll Index (MTCI). In: IGARSS 2010: Remote Sensing: Global Vision for Local Action 25/07/2010 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
  • Bennett, R., Welham, K., Hill, R.A., Ford, A.L.J.. Multi-sensor airborne remote sensing techniques for archaeological survey and interpretation. In: International Aerial Archaeology Conference 15/09/2010 Bucharest, Romania.
  • Hinsley, S.A., Redhead, J.W., Bellamy, P.E., Broughton, R.K., Hill, R., Pywell, R.F., 2009. Testing agri-environment delivery for birds at the farm scale – the Hillesden experiment. In: Lowland Farmland Birds III: Delivering Solutions in an Uncertain World. 31/03/2009 University of Leicester. British Ornithologists’ Union Annual Conference.
  • Hill, R.A., O'Hare, M.T., Stillman, R.A., Gozlan, R.E.. Hyperspectral remote sensing of river macrophyte vegetation: towards an assessment of wildfowl and fish habitat quality. In: RSPSoc Annual Conference: New Dimensions in Earth Observation 08/09/2009 Leicester. Leicester: RSPSoc.
  • Bennett, R., Welham, K., Hill, R.A., Ford, A.L.J.. Beyond the picturesque: analysing the information content of airborne remotely sensed data for understanding prehistoric sites. In: III International Conference On Remote Sensing In Archaeology 17/08/2009 Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Bennett, R., Welham, K., Hill, R.A., Ford, A.L.J.. Beyond the picturesque: analysing the information content of airborne remotely sensed data for understanding prehistoric sites. In: 8th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection: Mémoire du sol, Espace des hommes 09/09/2009 Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Paris, France.
  • Bennett, R., Welham, K., Hill, R.A., Ford, A.L.J.. Analysing the information content of airborne remotely sensed data for archaeological prospection. In: International Aerial Archaeology Conference 25/09/2009 Siena, Italy.
  • Hill, R.A., George, M., Wilson, A.K.. Mapping Deciduous Tree Species in Time-Series ATM Data Based on Differential Rates of Green-Up and Senescence. In: Proceedings of the 2008 Annual Conference of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society (RSPSoc 2008) 10/09/2008 Exeter. Falmouth, England: RSPSoc.
  • Hinsley, S.A., Hill, R., Bellamy, P.E., Ferns, P.N., Harrison, N.M., 2007. Structural, functional and temporal fragmentation: the impossibility of pleasing everyone. In: 25 Years of Landscape Ecology: Scientific Principles in Practice 08/07/2007 Wageningen. Proceedings of the 7th IALE World Congress.
  • Boyd, D.S., Hill, R.A.. Validation of Airborne LiDAR Intensity Values from a Forested Landscape Using HyMap Data: Preliminary Analyses. In: Proceedings of the ISPRS Workshop: Laser Scanning 2007 and SilviLaser 2007 12/09/2007 Espoo, Finland. ISPRS.
  • Hill, R.A.. Going Undercover: Mapping Woodland Understorey from Leaf-On and Leaf-Off LiDAR Data. In: Proceedings of the ISPRS Workshop: Laser Scanning 2007 and SilviLaser 2007 12/09/2007 Espoo, Finland. ISPRS.
  • Hill, R.A., Hinsley, S.A., Bellamy, P.E., Ferns, P.N., Harrison, N.M., Speakman, J.R.. Woodland Bird Habitat Quality: The Costs of Living in Fragmented Habitat. In: Proceedings of the Silvilaser 2006 Conference 07/11/2006 Ehime Prefectural Convention Hall , Matsuyama, Japan. Silvilaser.
  • Hill, R.A., Hinsley, S.A., Bellamy, P.E., Fuller, R.M.. Modelling Bird Habitat Quality Using Airborne LiDAR. In: Proceedings of US Wildlife Society 13th Annual Conference 23/09/2006 Anchorage, AK, USA. US Wildlife Society.
  • Hill, R.A., Fuller, R.M., Hinsley, S.A., Bellamy, P.E., Smith, G.M.. Territory Structure of Breeding Woodland Birds: Spatial and Temporal Variation Assessed Using Airborne LiDAR. In: RSPSoc Annual Conference 05/09/2006 Cambridge, England.
  • Fuller, R.M., Devereux, B.J., Amable, G.S., Hill, R.A., Gillings, S., Smith, G.M.. Development, Testing and Application of a Landscape-Scale Approach to Ecology: The Evolving Framework Offered by the UK, Remotely-Sensed, Land Cover Maps. In: RSPSoc Annual Conference 05/09/2006 Cambridge, England.
  • Hill, R.A., Fuller, R.M., Hinsley, S.A., Bellamy, P.E.. How Variable is Territory Habitat Structure for Breeding Woodland Birds? A Case Study of English Lowland Broadleaved Woods Using LiDAR. In: Silviscan LiDAR Applications in Forest Assessment and Inventory 29/09/2005 Blacksburg, USA.
  • Hill, R.A., Granica, K., Smith, G.M., Schardt, M.. Characterization of Alpine Treeline Ecotones: An Operational Approach? In: ForestSAT 2005: Operational Tools in Forestry Using Remote Sensing Techniques Borås, Sweden.
  • Hill, R.A., Thomson, A.G.. Mapping the Species Composition and Structure of Monks Wood Using Airborne Spectral Reflectance and LiDAR Data. In: Gardiner, C., Sparks, T., eds. Ten years of change : woodland research at Monks Wood NNR, 1993-2003 : Proceedings of the 50th Anniversary Symposium 12/2003. Peterborough, England: English Nature.
  • Smith, G.M., Hill, R.A.. Wetland Monitoring Within the GEOLAND Project. In: Proceedings of the Remote Sensing Workshop 30/09/2004 Peterborough, England. English Nature.
  • Hill, R.A., Hinsley, S.A., Bellamy, P.E.. Integrating Multiple Datasets for the Remote Quantification of Woodland Bird Habitat Quality. In: ISPRS Working Group VIII/2 Laser Scanners for Forest and Landscape Assessment: Proceedings 03/10/2004 Freiburg, Germany. ISPRS.
  • Hill, R.A., Hinsley, S.A., Bellamy, P.E.. Modelling Woodland Bird Habitat Quality: An Ecological Application of Airborne LiDAR. In: RSPSoc Annual Conference 07/09/2004 Aberdeen, Scotland.
  • Hinsley, S.A., Hill, R.A., Ferns, P.N., Bellamy, P.E., Balzter, H.. Quantifying ‘Quality’. In: Hole Breeding Passerines 50th Anniversary Conference 01/10/2004 Dept. of Animal Population Biology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Vlieland, Netherlands. Department of Animal Population Biology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology.
  • Hamid, J.A., Mather, P.M., Hill, R.A.. Mapping of Conifer Forest Plantations Using Airborne Hyperspectral and Lidar Data. In: 23rd Symposium of the European-Association-of-Remote-Sensing-Laboratories (EARSEL) 02/06/2003 University of Gent, Belgium. Millpress Science Publishers.
  • Hill, R.A., Hinsley, S.A., Bellamy, P.E.. Predicting Habitat Quality for Woodland Birds Using Airborne Laser Scanning Techniques. In: 6th International Association of Landscape Ecology (IALE) World Congress: Crossing Frontiers: Landscape Ecology Down Under: Building Bridges Between Cultures, Disciplines and Approaches 13/07/2003 Darwin, Australia. IAELE.
  • Hill, R.A.. Airborne Laser Scanning: Potential for Landscape Modelling. In: Association for Applied Biologists Workshop: Target Characterization for Spraying 22/01/2003. Silsoe Research Institute.
  • Hill, R.A., Hinsley, S.A., Bellamy, P.E., Balzter, H.. Ecological Applications of Airborne Laser Scanner Data: Modelling Woodland Bird Habitats. In: Scandlaser: Scientific Workshop on Airborne Laser Scanning of Forests. Proceedings 02/09/2003 Umeå, Sweden.
  • Rowland, C.S., Patenaude, G.L., Balzter, H., Dawson, T.P., Hill, R.A., Luckman, A., Milne, R., Skinner, L.. Forest Carbon Estimation: A Comparison of Techniques. In: RSPSoc 2003 Annual Conference: Scales and Dynamics in Observing the Environment 10/09/2003 University of Nottingham, England.
  • Hinsley, S.A., Bellamy, P.E., Hill, R.A., Dawson, A., 2002. Birds and Habitat Quality: Effects of Wood Size and Spatial Arrangement in the Landscape. In: 11th Annual Conference of the International-Association-for-Landscape-Ecology, 10/09/2002 University of East Anglia, Norwich. IALE.
  • Balzter, H., Hinsley, S.A., Bellamy, P.E., Gaveau, D.L.A., Gerard, F., Grant, J., Hill, R.A., Plummer, S., Thomson, A.G.. Habitat Quality Mapping Using Remote Sensing and Ecological Niche Factor Analysis. In: ForestSAT: Operational Tools in Forestry Using Remote Sensing Technology 05/08/2002 Heriot Watt Univeristy, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Bellamy, P.E., Hill, R.A., Hinsley, S.A., Broughton, R.K.. Airborne Laser Scanning as a Method to Quantify Woodland Structure and Identify Bird Habitats. In: British Ecological Society Annual Symposium 18/12/2002 University of York, England.
  • Hill, R.A., Gaveau, D.L.A., Spendlove, M.. Accuracy Issues in the Assessment of Deciduous Woodland Canopy Height by Airborne Laser Scanning: A Case Study. In: ForestSAT: Operational Tools in Forestry Using Remote Sensing Technology 05/08/2002 Heriot Watt Univeristy, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Hill, R.A., Hinsley, S.A., Gaveau, D.L.A.. Mapping Forest Pattern and Structure at a Landscape Scale Using Airborne Laser Scanning Technology. In: 11th Annual Conference of the International-Association-for-Landscape-Ecology, 10/09/2002 University of East Anglia, Norwich. IALE.
  • Patenaude, G.L., Hill, R.A., Milne, R., Rowland, C.S., Dawson, T.P.. Forest Carbon Accounting Using Airborne Laser Scanning Remote Sensing and Modeling Approaches. In: ForestSAT 2002: Operational Tools in Forestry Using Remote Sensing Technology 05/08/2002 Heriot Watt Univeristy, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Patenaude, G.L., Hill, R.A., Milne, R., Dawson, T.P.. Forest Carbon Accounting Using Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) and Modelling Approaches. In: COST E21: Contribution of Forests and Forestry to Mitigate Greenhouse Effects. 4th Whole Action Meeting Valencia, Spain.
  • Gaveau, D.L.A., Hill, R.A.. Validation of an Automated Method to Derive the Topography of Woodland Floors From Dual-Return Airborne Laser Scanning Data. In: 1st Annual Meeting of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society; Geomatics, Earth Observation and the Information Society 12/09/2001 London.
  • Hill, R.A., Smith, G.M., Fuller, R.M.. Mapping Hedgerows in a Landscape Context Using Airborne Remote Sensing Data. In: Hedgerows of the world: their ecological functions in different landscapes: 10th Annual Conference of the International Association for Landscape Ecology 05/09/2001 University of Birmingham, England. Aberdeen: IAELE(UK).
  • Hill, R.A., Smith, G.M., Fuller, R.M., Veitch, N.. Deriving a Landscape Model from Integrated Airborne CASI and ALTM Data. In: 1st Annual Meeting of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society; Geomatics, Earth Observation and the Information Society 12/09/2001 London.
  • Smith, G.M., Fuller, R.M., Sanderson, J.M., Hill, R.A., Thomson, A.G.. Land Cover Map 2000: A Parcel-Based Map from Satellite Images Data. In: 1st Annual Meeting of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society RSPI 2001; Geomatics, Earth Observation and the Information Society 12/09/2001 London, England.
  • Hill, R.A., Fuller, R.M., Smith, G.M., Sanderson, J.M., Thomson, A.G.. Land Cover Map 2000: Providing a Census of UK Broad Habitats. In: British Ecological Society Workshop; Applying New Technology to Conservation Management Information 11/09/2001 Bath Spa University, England.
  • Gerard, F.F., Langmaid, P.J., Pywell, R.F., Hill, R., Wilson, A.F.. Airborne scanning imagery as a support to field surveying, and environmental impact assessment on a UK military training area. In: Fourth International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference and Exhibition 21/06/1999 Ontario, Canada. Proceedings of the Fourth International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference and Exhibition.
  • Hill, R., Veitch, N.. Integrated CASI – LIDAR data for land-cover classification. In: Annual Conference of the Remote Sensing Society; Earth Observation – from data to information 08/09/1999 University of Wales Cardiff. Proceedings of Remote Sensing Society.
  • Hill, R.. A comparison of Landsat TM and NOAA AVHRR imagery for the identification of tropical rain forest types in the Tambopata-Candamo Reserved Zone, Peru. In: Annual Conference of the Remote Sensing Society; Remote Sensing in Action, 11/09/1995 University of Southampton. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Remote Sensing Society.

Reports

  • Herbert, R.J.H., Pinder, A., Hill, R., Ford, A., Harrison, A.. Aerial surveys of opportunistic green algae and Gracilaria vermiculophylla in Poole Harbour. Bournemouth: Bournemouth Universit.

PhD Students

  • Brittany Maxsted. Proximate causes and spatiotemporal consequences of natal dispersal in an expanding Osprey Pandion haliaetus population, (In progress)
  • Sam Almond, 2009. Validation and application of the MERIS Terrestrial Chlorophyll Index
  • Richard Broughton, 2012. HABITAT MODELLING AND THE ECOLOGY OF THE MARSH TIT (POECILE PALUSTRIS)
  • Rebecca Bennett, 2012. Archaeological Remote Sensing: Visualisation and analysis of grass-dominated environments using airborne laser scanning and digital spectra data
  • Matthew Sumnall, 2013. The Assessment of Habitat Condition and Conservation status of Lowland British Woodlands using Earth Observation Techniques
  • Brittany Maxted. Proximate causes and spatiotemporal consequences of natal dispersal in an expanding Osprey Pandion haliaetus population.
  • Christopher Marsh. LEAP: Landscape Ecology and Primatology in Sikundur Indonesia
  • Ailidh Barnes. Modelling how to mitigate bird population declines in the UK through landscape-scale environmental management
  • Kelly van Leeuwen. Landscape use by savannah chimpanzees as a proxy for hominin landscape use
  • Lucile Crete. Dietary ecology of mixed-feeding antelopes in the Omo-Turkana basin during the Plio-Pleistocene: a tool to investigate hominin palaeo-environments
  • Kwasi Anarfi. Urbanisation and environmental change: a comparative study of three urban areas in Ghana

Grants

  • Using fossil antelope teeth and remote sensing of contemporary African vegetation community types to reconstruct hominin habitats around the Omo-Turkana basin between 3.5 – 1.6 Ma ago (Leakey Foundation, 31 Dec 2018). Awarded
  • Up scaling microclimate to macro-ecological importance for global conservation (Leverhulme Trust, 27 Feb 2017). Completed
  • Supporting the planning of corridors and buffer zones by identifying the habitat requirements of the Critically Endangered Sumatran elephant in Leuser Ecosystem, Sumatra, Indonesia (People's Trust for endangered species, 16 Jun 2016). In Progress
  • Savannah chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) landscape use in the Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda (Primate Society of Great Britain, 01 Jun 2016). In Progress
  • The effects of forest degradation on ranging habits and activities of arboreal primates within Sikundur, the Gunung Leuser Ecosystem, Northern Sumatra (Primate Society of Great Britain, 01 May 2016). In Progress
  • The effects of forest degradation on ranging habits, and activities of arboreal primates within Sikundur, the Gunung Leuser Ecosystem, Northern Sumatra (Royal Geographical Society, 01 Apr 2016). In Progress
  • Taking elephant behavior and habitat modeling to a new dimension (International Elephant Foundation, 01 Mar 2016). In Progress
  • Estimating a critically endangered Sumatran elephant population and developing human-elephant coexistence strategies in Leuser Ecosystem (Rufford Small Grants, 01 Mar 2016). In Progress
  • FOREST: 3D-ECOCARB (MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS Individual Fellowships (IF) Call: H2020-MSCA-IF-2014, 01 Oct 2015). Awarded
  • Supporting the science of lowland dipterocarp rainforest conservation: orang-utans, carbon and disturbance trajectories (NERC - ARSF: Awarded but not executed due to problems in obtaining permits, 01 Oct 2014). Completed
  • Collecting and spreading knowledge on species’ distributions and forest disturbance (Bournemouth University Fusion Investment Fund, 01 Sep 2014). In Progress
  • Networking and mobility towards consolidation of a multi-stakeholder learning platform enhancing research and professional practice in conservation (Bournemouth University, 01 Sep 2014). In Progress
  • Predicting the Consequences of Habitat And Landscape Change For Woodland Birds (NERC ARSF, 01 Jan 2012). Awarded
  • Phase 1 of An implementation test on discrimination of forest genera and cover (UK Space Agency, 12 May 2011). Awarded
  • A Multisensor Approach to Analysing Archaeological Remains (NERC ARSF, 01 Jan 2010). Awarded
  • Investigation of airborne waveform lidar for forest assessment (NERC ARSF, 01 Jan 2010). Awarded
  • Assessment of habitat condition and conservation status for lowland British woodland using earth observation techniques (NERC CEH, 01 Oct 2009). Awarded
  • Assessing the impact of environment factors on invasive potential of Rhododendron ponticum in Western Britain: implications for climate change (NERC ARSF, 01 Jan 2009). Awarded
  • Hillesden Biodiversity Mapping (NERC CEH, 01 Jun 2008). Awarded
  • Assessing the distribution and abundance of a keystone riparian macrophyte: impacts of swan grazing and consequences for Salmonid conservation (NERC ARSF, 01 Jan 2008). Awarded
  • Developing remotely sensed indicators of habitat condition and conservation status for a forested Natura site. (NERC ARSF, 01 Jan 2008). Awarded

External Responsibilities

  • NERC Airborne Research and Survey Facility, Member of Steering Committee (2009-)
  • SilviLaser, Member of Steering Committee
  • ForestSAT, Member of Steering Committee

Qualifications

  • MA in Geography (University of Oxford, 1996)
  • PhD in Environmental Remote Sensing (University of Wales Swansea, 1996)
  • BA (Hons) in Geography (University of Oxford, 1992)

Memberships

  • Higher Education Academy, Senior Fellow (2015-),
  • Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry Society, Fellow (2011-),
  • Steering Committee for the NERC Airborne Research and Survey Facility, Member (2009-),
  • Scientific Committee for SilviLaser, Member,
  • Steering Committee for ForestSAT, Member,
  • Interdisciplinary Research Programme led by Amanda Korstjens and Ross Hill, together with Serge Wich (LJMU) and Matt Nowak (SOCP) investigating the role of forest structure and disturbance on the distribution and behaviour of animals.., http://go-leap.wix.com/home
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