1. Monitoring the Invasive Grass Eragrostis plana with Artificial Intelligence: A Comparative Study of Hyperspectral Data and Drone-Based Object Detection

The invasion of exotic plant species is recognized as one of the major threats to biodiversity and ecosystem stability worldwide. In the Brazilian Pampa biome, Eragrostis plana Nees (commonly known as Annoni grass) has become one of the most aggressive invasive species since its introduction in the 1950s. Currently occupying approximately 20% of the native grassland vegetation in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, this species exhibits high adaptive capacity, rapid propagation, and the absence of... S. Camargo, N. Perez, T.S. Lopes, A.R. Silveira