Linking automated image analysis to ecological inference: high-throughput monitoring of soil fauna
Hadrien Hendrikx, Emma Belaud, François Postic, Morgan Scalabrino, Marion Lebeau, Guerric Le Maire, Christophe Jourdan, Philippe Gallet, Mickaël Hedde
This paper develops an efficient image processing pipeline for soil fauna monitoring by combining traditional computer vision with fine-tuned foundation models, reducing annotation effort and enabling large-scale ecological analysis.
bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2026 · PreprintEcology