Perth Rotary Luncheon |Dr Qiaoyun Xie | Geospatial Scientist
Please note our change of venue for this lunch: Royal Perth Golf Club, 61 Labouchere Road, South Perth.
Join us for our first Perth Rotary lunch meeting for 2026 on Friday 6 February, and hear from our speaker, Dr Qiaoyun Xie. She will present an overview of how vegetation dynamics can be observed using satellites, and why it is especially important that we monitor vegetation response to climate variability and extremes in Australia.
Vegetation underpins ecosystem health and human wellbeing, yet its growth is limited by essential resources such as water, nutrients, light, and groundwater. Australia supports globally significant but often understudied ecosystems, while also sitting at the frontline of climate change, experiencing intensifying droughts and extreme rainfall. Understanding how vegetation resists, responds to, and recovers from these pressures is a critical scientific and societal challenge.
The talk will outline how vegetation dynamics are observed across scales, from field measurements and drones to satellites, using geospatial information to monitor growth, stress, and seasonal patterns. Dr Xie will illustrate these approaches through Australian case studies, including resilience along the North Australian Tropical Transect, legacy effects of extreme rainfall across drylands, and groundwater influences on Jarrah Forest health. Together, these examples show how Earth Observation helps us better understand and manage Australia’s changing landscapes.
Come and join us!
Bookings close Tuesday 3 February @ 3pm
Join us for our first Perth Rotary lunch meeting for 2026 on Friday 6 February, and hear from our speaker, Dr Qiaoyun Xie. She will present an overview of how vegetation dynamics can be observed using satellites, and why it is especially important that we monitor vegetation response to climate variability and extremes in Australia.
Vegetation underpins ecosystem health and human wellbeing, yet its growth is limited by essential resources such as water, nutrients, light, and groundwater. Australia supports globally significant but often understudied ecosystems, while also sitting at the frontline of climate change, experiencing intensifying droughts and extreme rainfall. Understanding how vegetation resists, responds to, and recovers from these pressures is a critical scientific and societal challenge.
The talk will outline how vegetation dynamics are observed across scales, from field measurements and drones to satellites, using geospatial information to monitor growth, stress, and seasonal patterns. Dr Xie will illustrate these approaches through Australian case studies, including resilience along the North Australian Tropical Transect, legacy effects of extreme rainfall across drylands, and groundwater influences on Jarrah Forest health. Together, these examples show how Earth Observation helps us better understand and manage Australia’s changing landscapes.
Come and join us!
Bookings close Tuesday 3 February @ 3pm
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Royal Perth Golf Club
61 Labouchere Road, South Perth WA 6151
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Perth Rotary Luncheon |Dr Qiaoyun Xie | Geospatial Scientist
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