3 papers
cs.CV2026
A continental-scale dataset of ground beetles with high-resolution images and validated morphological trait measurements
S M Rayeed, Mridul Khurana, Alyson East +18
Despite the ecological significance of invertebrates, global trait databases remain heavily biased toward vertebrates and plants, limiting comprehensive ecological analyses of high…
cs.CV2025
Optimizing Image Capture for Computer Vision-Powered Taxonomic Identification and Trait Recognition of Biodiversity Specimens
Alyson East, Elizabeth G. Campolongo, Luke Meyers +25
1) Biological collections house millions of specimens with digital images increasingly available through open-access platforms. However, most imaging protocols were developed for h…
cs.CV2025
BeetleVerse: A Study on Taxonomic Classification of Ground Beetles
S M Rayeed, Alyson East, Samuel Stevens +2
Ground beetles are a highly sensitive and speciose biological indicator, making them vital for monitoring biodiversity. However, they are currently an underutilized resource due to…