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Kyle C. Cavanuagh

University of California, Los Angeles

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Assay:imaging· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Mapping California's Urban Forest at Scale: An Error-Adjusted Canopy Time Series for Monitoring Change

Camille C. Pawlak, Jenn Yost, Jonathan Ventura, Griffen Guizan, Sara Arnold, Gregory Stewart Okin, Kyle C. Cavanuagh, Geoffrey A. Fricker, Matt K. Ritter, Thomas Welch Gillespie

The paper produces a four-year canopy cover time series for California using NAIP imagery and a U-Net model, showing no statistically significant trend in canopy change.

bioRxiv · May 7, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Marine protected areas promote resilience of kelp forests to marine heatwaves by preserving trophic cascades

Joy A. Kumagai, Maurice Codespoti Goodman, Juan Carlos Villaseñor‐Derbez, David S. Schoeman, Kyle C. Cavanuagh, Tom W. Bell, Fiorenza Micheli, Giulio A. De Leo, Nur Arafeh‐Dalmau

This study shows that fully protected marine areas in Southern California enhance kelp forest resilience to marine heatwaves through trophic cascades, but not in Central California due to differences in predator presence.

Global Change Biology · Dec 1, 2024Peer-reviewedEcology