Detection of sub-canopy forest structure using airborne LiDAR

LR Jarron, NC Coops, WH MacKenzie… - Remote Sensing of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge on forest structure is vital for sustainable forest management decisions.
Currently, Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) has been well established as an effective tool to …

[HTML][HTML] Tree species classification using UAS-based digital aerial photogrammetry point clouds and multispectral imageries in subtropical natural forests

Z Xu, X Shen, L Cao, NC Coops, TRH Goodbody… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tree species composition of forest stand is an important indicator of forest inventory
attributes for assessing ecosystem health, understanding successional processes, and …

Regional map** 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 …

Modelling the area of occupancy of habitat types with remote sensing

JM Álvarez‐Martínez, B Jiménez‐Alfaro… - Methods in Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A current challenge of biodiversity and conservation is the estimation of the spatial extent of
habitat types across broad territories. In the absence of fine‐resolution maps, predictive …

[HTML][HTML] The potential of combining satellite and airborne remote sensing data for habitat classification and monitoring in forest landscapes

A Iglseder, M Immitzer, A Dostálová, A Kasper… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Map** and monitoring of habitats are requirements for protecting biodiversity. In this study,
we investigated the benefit of combining airborne (laser scanning, image-based point …

Discordant scales and the potential pitfalls for human-carnivore conflict mitigation

RA Montgomery, CF Hoffmann, ED Tans… - Biological Conservation, 2018 - Elsevier
Floral and faunal biodiversity are jeopardized by a number of ecological, environmental, and
anthropogenic factors. Increasingly however, an evident disconnect between the science …

Close encounters of the fatal kind: Landscape features associated with central mountain caribou mortalities

TL McKay, KE Pigeon, TA Larsen… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In western Canada, anthropogenic disturbances resulting from resource extraction activities
are associated with habitat loss and altered predator–prey dynamics. These habitat changes …

Staying cool in a changing landscape: the influence of maximum daily ambient temperature on grizzly bear habitat selection

KE Pigeon, E Cardinal, GB Stenhouse, SD Côté - Oecologia, 2016 - Springer
To fulfill their needs, animals are constantly making trade-offs among limiting factors.
Although there is growing evidence about the impact of ambient temperature on habitat …

Imaging phenology; scaling from camera plots to landscapes

W Nijland, DK Bolton, NC Coops… - Remote Sensing of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Information on the spatial and temporal patterns of plant phenology is important to
develop a more comprehensive understanding of food availability and habitat for many …