1. Faculty of Biology, Chemistry, and Earth Sciences, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
2. Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
3. Marine Remote Sensing Department, Iranian National Institute of Oceanography and Atmospheric Science (INIOAS), Tehran, Iran
4. Institute of Geography and Regional Science, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
5. Institute of African Studies (IAS), University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
6. (Retired from) Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherland