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 Contact: Department of Geography Office: Burnside Hall 622
| Dr. Margaret Kalacska My main research interests include ecological applications of remote sensing, forensic applications of remote sensing, hyperspectral data analysis, machine learning (pattern recognition, Bayesian Networks, classification), spatial modeling and tropical ecology.
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2008-2009: Research Fellow, Canadian International Council – Border Security Working Group Co-Coordinator of ecosystem composition and modeling componentTropi-dry Research Network 2008: Sessional Instructor, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, Canada 2006-2008: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, Canada 2006-2007: Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Canada (TROPI-DRY Network) My current ongoing research includes:
I welcome applications from MSc and PhD students with an interest in environmental or forensic applications of remote sensing I am currently teaching the following courses in Geography: GEOG 308: Prnciples of Remote Sensing GEOG 535: Remote Sensing and Interpretation
Book: Kalácska M. and Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A. (Eds) 2008. Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Tropical and Sub-Tropical Forests, CRC Press - Taylor and Francis Group.
Refereed Journal Articles: 2003. Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A., Castro K.L., Rivard B., Kalácska M. Remote sensing research priorities in tropical dry forest environments. Biotropica 35:134-142. 2003. Kalácska M., Keresztes R., Kalácska G. Engineering polymers or engineering wood? Tribological examination of nature's and science's composites. Plastics and Rubber 40:403-407. 2004. Kalácska M., Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A., Rivard B., Calvo-Alvarado J.C., Journet A.R.P., Arroyo-Mora J.P., Ortiz-Ortiz D. Leaf area index measurements in a tropical moist forest: A case study from Costa Rica. Remote Sensing of Environment 91:134-152. 2004. Kalácska M., Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A., Calvo-Alvarado J.C., Quesada M., Rivard B., Janzen D.H. Species composition, similarity and diversity in three successional stages of seasonally dry tropical forest. Forest Ecology and Management 200:227-247. 2005. Kalácska M., Calvo-Alvarado J.C., Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A. Calibration and assessment of seasonal changes in leaf area index of a tropical dry forest in different stages of succession. Tree Physiology 25:733-744. 2005. Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A., Kalácska M., Quesada M., Calvo-Alvarado J.C., Nassar J.M., Rodriguez J.P. Need for integrated research for a sustainable future in tropical dry forests (Editorial). Conservation Biology19: 285-286. 2005. Kalácska M., Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A., Caelli T., Rivard B., Boerlage B. Estimating leaf area index from satellite imagery using Bayesian Networks. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 43:1866-1873. 2005. Arroyo-Mora J.P., Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A., Kalácska M., Rivard B., Calvo-Alvarado J.C., Janzen D.H. Secondary forest detection in a Neotropical dry forest using Landsat 7 ETM+ imagery. Biotropica 37: 497-507 2005. Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A., Quesada M., Rodriguez J.P., Nasser J.M., Stoner K.E., Castillo A., Garvin T., Zent E.L., Calvo J., Kalácska M., Fajardo L., Gamon J., Cuevas-Reyes P. Research priorities for Neotropical dry forests. Biotropica 37: 477-487 2005. Kalácska M., Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A., Rivard B., Calvo-Alvarado J.C., Quesada M. Seasonal and successional changes in leaf area index in three Mesoamerican tropical dry forests. Biotropica 37: 486-496 2006. Kalácska M., Bell L.S. Remote Sensing as a tool for detecting clandestine graves. Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences Journal 39: 1-13. 2006. Morisette J.T., Baret F., Privette J.L., Myneni R.B., Nickeson J., Garrigues S., Shabanov N, Weiss M., Fernandes R., Leblanc S., Kalácska M., Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A., Chubey M., Rivard B., Stenberg P., Rautiainen M., Voipio P., Manninen T., Pilant A., Lewis A., Iiames J., Colombo R., Meroni M., Busetto L., Cohen W., Turner D. Warner E.D., Peterson G.W., Seufert G., Cook R. Validation of global moderate resolution LAI Products: a framework proposed within the CEOS Land Product Validation subgroup. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 44: 1804-1817. 2007. Kalácska M., Bohlman S., Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A., Castro-Esau K., Caelli T. Hyperspectral discrimination of tropical dry forest lianas and trees: Comparative data reduction approaches at the leaf and canopy levels. Remote Sensing of Environment 109:406-415. 2007. Kalácska M., Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A., Rivard B., Caelli T., White H.P., Calvo-Alvarado J.C. Ecological fingerprinting of ecosystem succession: estimating secondary tropical dry forest structure and diversity using imaging spectroscopy. Remote Sensing of Environment 108:82-96 2008. Kalácska M., Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A., Rivard B., Quesada M. Baseline assessment for environmental services payments from satellite imagery. Journal of Environmental Management 88:348:359 2009. Kalácska M., Bell L.S., Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A., Caelli T. The application of remote sensing for detecting mass graves: an experimental animal case study from Cost Rica. Journal of Forensic Sciences. In Press, available in print March 2009. Kalácska M., Bell L.S. A spectral red-flag for the early detection of mass graves. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing. Submitted 2008.
Book Chapters: 2003. Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A., Kalácska M., Quesada M., Stoner K., Lobo J.A., Arroyo-Mora J.P. Tropical dry climates. In: Schwartz M.D., (Ed.) Phenology: An Integrative Environmental Science. Kluwer Academic Press. pp 121-137. 2003. Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A., Kachmar M., Kalácska M., Hamilton S. Issues in field data collection for land use and land cover classifications in Boreal and Tropical environments. In: Wulder M. and Franklin S. (Eds) Methods for remote sensing of forests: Concepts and case studies. Kluwer Academic Publishers pp 433-446 2005. Kalácska G., Kalácska M., Keresztes R., De Baets P. Friction and wear of polymer composites under different load systems. In: Füleky G., Mézes M., Csizmadia B.M., Kiss T.T., Huszenicza G., Reischl G. and Sz?cs I. (Eds) Bulletin of the Szent István University. Szent István University, Gödöll? Hungary pp 165-172 2008. Castro-Esau K.L and Kalácska M. Tropical dry forest phenology and the discrimination of tropical species using hyperspectral data. In: Kalácska M. and Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A. (Eds) Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Tropical and Sub-Tropical Forests, Taylor and Francis Group. pp 1-25. 2008. Calvo-Alvarado, J.C., Kalácska M., Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A., Bell L.S. Effect of soil type on plant growth, leaf nutrient/chlorophyll concentration and leaf reflectance of tropical tree and grass species. In: Kalácska M. and Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A. (Eds) Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Tropical and Sub-Tropical Forests, Taylor and Francis Group. pp 87-123. 2008. Arroyo J.P., Kalácska M., Caraballo B., Trujillo J., Vargas O. Spectral expression of gender: a pilot study with two dioecious Neotropical tree species. In: Kalácska M. and Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A. (Eds) Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Tropical and Sub-Tropical Forests, Taylor and Francis Group. pp 125-140. 2008. Arroyo J.P., Kalácska M., Chazdon R., Civco D., Obando G., Sanchun A. Assessing recovery following selective logging of lowland tropical rainforests based on hyperspectral imagery. In: Kalácska M. and Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A. (Eds) Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Tropical and Sub-Tropical Forests, Taylor and Francis Group. pp 193-212.
Other 2003. Kalácska M., Sánchez-Azofeifa G.A., Rivard B., Calvo-Alvarado J.C. Estimation of transition function parameters to evaluate the sensitivity of vegetation indices to leaf area index in a tropical moist forest. IEEE workshop on advances in techniques for analysis of remotely sensed data. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor Center. Greenbelt Maryland.
Print Media: Science News Online: March 8, 2008 SFU News Online: July 10, 2008 Vancouver Sun: August 11, 2008 Wall Street Journal: August 12, 2008 Democrat and Chronicle: September 11, 2008 Television and Radio: CKNW Radio 980am Vancouver, August 15, 2008 Interview: Remote sensing and border security CTV Canada AM, August 18, 2008. High-tech tools for border security Canada AM Border Security, August 18, 2008 Interdisciplinary Research in Mathematical Computational Sciences Centre, Simon Fraser University, Interdisciplinary Colloquium - Remote Detection of Clandestine Graves, April 5, 2007 |
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Contact Information Department of Geography McGill University 805 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2K6 phone: (514) 398-4111 fax: (514) 398-7437 Last updated 28/08/2008 |
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