Aboveground biomass density models for NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar mission

L Duncanson, JR Kellner, J Armston, R Dubayah… - Remote Sensing of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) is collecting spaceborne
full waveform lidar data with a primary science goal of producing accurate estimates of forest …

Changes in global terrestrial live biomass over the 21st century

L Xu, SS Saatchi, Y Yang, Y Yu, J Pongratz… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Live woody vegetation is the largest reservoir of biomass carbon, with its restoration
considered one of the most effective natural climate solutions. However, terrestrial carbon …

A novel CNN-LSTM-based approach to predict urban expansion

W Boulila, H Ghandorh, MA Khan, F Ahmed… - Ecological Informatics, 2021 - Elsevier
Time-series remote sensing data offer a rich source of information that can be used in a wide
range of applications, from monitoring changes in land cover to surveillance of crops …

Impacts of degradation on water, energy, and carbon cycling of the Amazon tropical forests

M Longo, S Saatchi, M Keller… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Selective logging, fragmentation, and understory fires directly degrade forest structure and
composition. However, studies addressing the effects of forest degradation on carbon, water …

Major carbon losses from degradation of Mauritia flexuosa peat swamp forests in western Amazonia

K Hergoualc'h, J van Lent, N Dezzeo, LV Verchot… - Biogeochemistry, 2024 - Springer
Tropical peat swamp forests are major global carbon (C) stores highly vulnerable to human
intervention. In Peruvian Amazonia, palm swamps, the prevalent peat ecosystem, have been …

Finer resolution estimation and mapping of mangrove biomass using UAV LiDAR and worldview-2 data

P Qiu, D Wang, X Zou, X Yang, G Xie, S Xu, Z Zhong - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
To estimate mangrove biomass at finer resolution, such as at an individual tree or clump
level, there is a crucial need for elaborate management of mangrove forest in a local area …

Effect of the conversion of mangroves into shrimp farms on carbon stock in the sediment along the southern Red Sea coast, Saudi Arabia

EM Eid, M Arshad, KH Shaltout, MA El-Sheikh… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
The conservation of coastal ecosystems and specially mangroves ''blue carbon''is receiving
more attention as consequence of their recognition as high ecosystem carbon stocks and for …

Drivers of forest loss in a megadiverse hotspot on the pacific Coast of Colombia

JA Anaya, VH Gutiérrez-Vélez… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Tropical forests are disappearing at unprecedented rates, but the drivers behind this
transformation are not always clear. This limits the decision-making processes and the …

The effect of shrublands degradation intensity on soil organic matter-associated properties in a semi-arid ecosystem

Y Kooch, M Amani, M Abedi - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Vegetation degradation can have significant effects on organic matter fractions as well as
various soil characteristics. All these can lead to the changes in soil microbial communities …

Satellite observations of the tropical terrestrial carbon balance and interactions with the water cycle during the 21st century

J Worden, S Saatchi, M Keller, AA Bloom, J Liu… - 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A constellation of satellites is now in orbit providing information about terrestrial carbon and
water storage and fluxes. These combined observations show that the tropical biosphere …