Advances in animal ecology from 3D-LiDAR ecosystem mapping

AB Davies, GP Asner - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2014 - cell.com
The advent and recent advances of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) have enabled
accurate measurement of 3D ecosystem structure. Here, we review insights gained through …

Riparian vegetation research in Mediterranean-climate regions: common patterns, ecological processes, and considerations for management

JC Stella, PM Rodríguez-González, S Dufour, J Bendix - Hydrobiologia, 2013 - Springer
Riparian corridors in Mediterranean-climate regions (med-regions) are resource-rich
habitats within water-limited, larger landscapes. However, little is known about how their …

Vegetation structure derived from airborne laser scanning to assess species distribution and habitat suitability: The way forward

V Moudrý, AF Cord, L Gábor, GV Laurin… - Diversity and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystem structure, especially vertical vegetation structure, is one of the six essential
biodiversity variable classes and is an important aspect of habitat heterogeneity, affecting …

Image texture as a remotely sensed measure of vegetation structure

EM Wood, AM Pidgeon, VC Radeloff… - Remote Sensing of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Ecologists commonly collect data on vegetation structure, which is an important attribute for
characterizing habitat. However, measuring vegetation structure across large areas is …

Towards mapping the diversity of canopy structure from space with GEDI

FD Schneider, A Ferraz, S Hancock… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Plant biodiversity supports life on Earth and provides a range of important ecosystem
services, but is under severe pressure by global change. Structural diversity plays a crucial …

The long‐term impacts of deer herbivory in determining temperate forest stand and canopy structural complexity

SP Reed, AA Royo, AT Fotis, KS Knight… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ungulates place immense consumptive pressure on forest vegetation globally, leaving
legacies of reduced biodiversity and simplified vegetative structure. However, what remains …

Lidar remote sensing variables predict breeding habitat of a Neotropical migrant bird

SJ Goetz, D Steinberg, MG Betts, RT Holmes… - Ecology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
A topic of recurring interest in ecological research is the degree to which vegetation structure
influences the distribution and abundance of species. Here we test the applicability of …

[HTML][HTML] Tropical bird communities benefit from regular-shaped and naturalised urban green spaces with water bodies

JSY Wong, MCK Soh, BW Low, BH Kenneth - Landscape and Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urbanisation has been linked to habitat loss and degradation with detrimental impacts on
native biodiversity. Urban green spaces can provide refuge habitats for less tolerant bird …

Remotely sensed forest structural complexity predicts multi species occurrence at the landscape scale

F Zellweger, V Braunisch, A Baltensweiler… - Forest Ecology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Along with plant species composition forest structural complexity is an important determinant
of forest biodiversity, but difficult to predict in space from field data. We analyzed forest …

Applications of airborne lidar for the assessment of animal species diversity

WD Simonson, HD Allen… - Methods in Ecology and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat structure is important in explaining species diversity patterns for many animal
groups. If we could map habitat structure over large spatial scales, we could use habitat …