Understanding forest health with remote sensing-part I—a review of spectral traits, processes and remote-sensing characteristics

A Lausch, S Erasmi, DJ King, P Magdon, M Heurich - Remote Sensing, 2016 - mdpi.com
Anthropogenic stress and disturbance of forest ecosystems (FES) has been increasing at all
scales from local to global. In rapidly changing environments, in-situ terrestrial FES …

Quantifying carbon stores and decomposition in dead wood: A review

MB Russell, S Fraver, T Aakala, JH Gove… - Forest Ecology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The amount and dynamics of forest dead wood (both standing and downed) has been
quantified by a variety of approaches throughout the forest science and ecology literature …

[HTML][HTML] Three decades of forest structural dynamics over Canada's forested ecosystems using Landsat time-series and lidar plots

G Matasci, T Hermosilla, MA Wulder, JC White… - Remote Sensing of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Attributes that describe forest structure, such as height, canopy cover, volume, and biomass,
are required to inform forest inventories and monitoring programs. Light Detection and …

Using Landsat-derived disturbance history (1972–2010) to predict current forest structure

D Pflugmacher, WB Cohen, RE Kennedy - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2012 - Elsevier
Lidar is currently the most accurate method for remote estimation of forest structure, but it
has limited spatial and temporal coverage. Conversely, Landsat data are more widely …

Regional mapping of vegetation structure for biodiversity monitoring using airborne lidar data

X Guo, NC Coops, P Tompalski, SE Nielsen… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Vegetation structure is identified as an important biodiversity indicator providing the physical
environment that generates, supports, and maintains forest biodiversity. Airborne lidar …

A forest structure habitat index based on airborne laser scanning data

NC Coops, P Tompaski, W Nijland, GJM Rickbeil… - Ecological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Most efforts to link remote sensing to species distributions and movement have focused on
indirect estimates of traits based on components of physiological and functional biodiversity …

Introduction to forestry applications of airborne laser scanning

J Vauhkonen, M Maltamo, RE McRoberts… - Forestry applications of …, 2014 - Springer
Airborne laser scanning (ALS) has emerged as one of the most promising remote sensing
technologies to provide data for research and operational applications in a wide range of …

Lidar plots—A new large-area data collection option: Context, concepts, and case study

MA Wulder, JC White, CW Bater… - Canadian Journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Forests are an important global resource, playing key roles in both the environment and the
economy. The implementation of quality national monitoring programs is required for the …

A new generation of sensors and monitoring tools to support climate-smart forestry practices

C Torresan, M Benito Garzón, M O'grady… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
Climate-smart forestry (CSF) is an emerging branch of sustainable adaptive forest
management aimed at enhancing the potential of forests to adapt to and mitigate climate …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing biodiversity using forest structure indicators based on airborne laser scanning data

J Toivonen, A Kangas, M Maltamo, M Kukkonen… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The role of forests in biodiversity assessment and planning is substantial as these
ecosystems support approximately 80% of the world's terrestrial biodiversity. Forests provide …