Many tree-dwelling species inhabit microhabitats that develop slowly in diseased or injured
trees. Conservation planning would benefit from explicit knowledge of these processes …

A field-integrated methodology using 3D ultrasonic tomography supported by close range
photogrammetry (CRP) has been developed and evaluated as a tool to detect the presence …

Internal decay and cavities in wood are known to reduce the structural functionality of trees.
Such damage may lead to detrimental effects not only on the wood, but also on humans …

Abstract Zelkova serrata (Thunb.) Makino trees, which account for a large proportion of
cultural assets and protected trees and have considerable historical and cultural symbolic …

Estimating the quality of standing trees or roundwood after felling is a crucial step in forest
production trading. The on-going revolution in the forest sector resulting from the use of 3D …

Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) is a geophysical technique widely used in near-surface
noninvasive detecting. It has the ability to obtain a high-resolution internal structure of living …

Tomographs are increasingly used in advanced tree assessment. Their accuracy depends
on accurately measured sensor positions. For complex cross-sections, using the standard …

Trees are vital resources to human ecology. Many trees, wooden logs and timbers lose their
quality when they degrade due to fungal decay and insect attacks. In this work, stress wave …

Estimating the quality of standing trees or roundwood after felling is a crucial step in forest
production trading. The on-going revolution in the forest sector resulting from the use of 3D …