An overview of global leaf area index (LAI): Methods, products, validation, and applications

H Fang, F Baret, S Plummer… - Reviews of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Leaf area index (LAI) is a critical vegetation structural variable and is essential in the
feedback of vegetation to the climate system. The advancement of the global Earth …

[HTML][HTML] Review of indirect optical measurements of leaf area index: Recent advances, challenges, and perspectives

G Yan, R Hu, J Luo, M Weiss, H Jiang, X Mu… - Agricultural and forest …, 2019 - Elsevier
Leaf area index (LAI) is a key parameter of vegetation structure in the fields of agriculture,
forestry, and ecology. Optical indirect methods based on the Beer-Lambert law are widely …

Remote estimation of canopy height and aboveground biomass of maize using high-resolution stereo images from a low-cost unmanned aerial vehicle system

W Li, Z Niu, H Chen, D Li, M Wu, W Zhao - Ecological indicators, 2016 - Elsevier
Canopy height (H canopy) and aboveground biomass (AGB) of crops are two basic agro-
ecological indicators that can provide important indications on the growth, light use …

A review of methodologies and success indicators for coastal wetland restoration

Q Zhao, J Bai, L Huang, B Gu, Q Lu, Z Gao - Ecological indicators, 2016 - Elsevier
Coastal wetlands are considered to be amongst the most productive ecosystems and can
provide invaluable ecological services. However, coastal wetlands are listed amongst the …

[HTML][HTML] Site-based and remote sensing methods for monitoring indicators of vegetation condition: An Australian review

V Lawley, M Lewis, K Clarke, B Ostendorf - Ecological Indicators, 2016 - Elsevier
Native vegetation around the world is under threat from historical and ongoing clearance,
overgrazing, invasive species, increasing soil and water salinity, altered fire regimes, poor …

Estimation of LAI with the LiDAR technology: A review

Y Wang, H Fang - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Leaf area index (LAI) is an important vegetation parameter. Active light detection and
ranging (LiDAR) technology has been widely used to estimate vegetation LAI. In this study …

Mapping maize crop coefficient Kc using random forest algorithm based on leaf area index and UAV-based multispectral vegetation indices

G Shao, W Han, H Zhang, S Liu, Y Wang… - Agricultural Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid and accurate acquisition of crop coefficient (K c) values is essential for estimating field
crop evapotranspiration (ET). The lack of rapid access to the high-resolution spatial and …

Fusion of airborne LiDAR data and hyperspectral imagery for aboveground and belowground forest biomass estimation

S Luo, C Wang, X Xi, F Pan, D Peng, J Zou, S Nie… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Vegetation biomass is a key biophysical parameter for many ecological and environmental
models. The accurate estimation of biomass is essential for improving the accuracy and …

In-field high-throughput phenotyping of cotton plant height using LiDAR

S Sun, C Li, AH Paterson - Remote Sensing, 2017 - mdpi.com
A LiDAR-based high-throughput phenotyping (HTP) system was developed for cotton plant
phenotyping in the field. The HTP system consists of a 2D LiDAR and an RTK-GPS mounted …

Comparison of leaf-off and leaf-on combined UAV imagery and airborne LiDAR for assessment of a post-mining site terrain and vegetation structure: Prospects for …

V Moudrý, K Gdulová, M Fogl, P Klápště, R Urban… - Applied geography, 2019 - Elsevier
Mining is an important human activity that significantly affects the landscape character,
particularly through excavation of spoil material and its deposition on spoil banks. The …