How ecologists think about above‐ground forest structure and dynamics is fundamentally
shaped by the data we can collect. This has historically been limited to what is possible with …

Background Trees are critical components of rural and urban ecosystems throughout the
world. While they have adapted to the historic conditions of their native environments …

Recent advances in terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) technology have enabled the automatic
capture of three‐dimensional vegetation structure at high resolution, but the scalability of …

Fast and automated collection of forest data, such as species composition information, is
required to support climate mitigation actions. Recently, there have been significant …

Abstract Background and Aims Within extending urban areas, trees serve a multitude of
functions (eg carbon storage, suppression of air pollution, mitigation of the 'heat island'effect …

1. Interactions between wind and trees control energy exchanges between the atmosphere
and forest canopies. This energy exchange can lead to the widespread damage of trees and …

The harmful impacts of wind disturbances are expected to increase in European forests
more under relatively mild wind environments (eg North-East Europe) compared to harsh …

Trees have an indispensable role to play in the hydrological cycle. The process of
interception by tree canopies alters the magnitude, pathway, and intensity of rainfall …

Allometric models which are used to describe the structure of trees in agroforestry systems
are usually extrapolated from models developed for trees in forest ecosystems. This makes …

Habitat fragmentation could potentially affect tree architecture and allometry. Here, we use
ground surveys of terrestrial LiDAR in Central Amazonia to explore the influence of forest …