Digital Surface Model (DSM) (IMAGE) Botanical Society of America Caption This is a digital surface model of the vernal pool region of the Whetstone Savanna Preserve in southern Oregon generated from aerial images collected using a small drone. Credit Mitchell B. Cruzan, Ben G. Weinstein, Monica R. Grasty, Brendan F. Kohrn, Elizabeth C. Hendrickson, Tina M. Arredondo, and Pamela G. Thompson. 2016. Small unmanned aerial vehicles (micro-UAVs, drones) in plant ecology. <i>Applications in Plant Sciences</i> 4(9): 1600041. doi:10.3732/apps.1600041 Usage Restrictions Please cite the article: Mitchell B. Cruzan, Ben G. Weinstein, Monica R. Grasty, Brendan F. Kohrn, Elizabeth C. Hendrickson, Tina M. Arredondo, and Pamela G. Thompson. 2016. Small unmanned aerial vehicles (micro-UAVs, drones) in plant ecology. <i>Applications in Plant Sciences</i> 4(9): 1600041. doi:10.3732/apps.1600041. Articles and materials published in <i>Applications in Plant Sciences</i> are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY-NC-SA). License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.