A critical review of forest biomass estimation models, common mistakes and corrective measures

GW Sileshi - Forest Ecology and Management, 2014 - Elsevier
The choice of biomass estimation models (BEMs) is one of the most important sources of
uncertainty in quantifying forest biomass and carbon fluxes. This review was motivated by …

Generalizing predictive models of forest inventory attributes using an area-based approach with airborne LiDAR data

M Bouvier, S Durrieu, RA Fournier… - Remote Sensing of …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study proposed modifying the conceptual approach that is commonly used to model
development of stand attribute estimates using airborne LiDAR data. New models were …

[HTML][HTML] Non-destructive estimation of individual tree biomass: Allometric models, terrestrial and UAV laser scanning

B Brede, L Terryn, N Barbier, HM Bartholomeus… - Remote Sensing of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Calibration and validation of aboveground biomass (AGB)(AGB) products retrieved from
satellite-borne sensors require accurate AGB estimates across hectare scales (1 to 100 ha) …

Generalized biomass and leaf area allometric equations for European tree species incorporating stand structure, tree age and climate

DI Forrester, IHH Tachauer, P Annighoefer… - Forest ecology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Biomass and leaf area equations are often required to assess or model forest productivity,
carbon stocks and other ecosystem services. These factors are influenced by climate, age …

Allometric equations for integrating remote sensing imagery into forest monitoring programmes

T Jucker, J Caspersen, J Chave, C Antin… - Global change …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Remote sensing is revolutionizing the way we study forests, and recent technological
advances mean we are now able–for the first time–to identify and measure the crown …

UAV-based photogrammetric tree height measurement for intensive forest monitoring

S Krause, TGM Sanders, JP Mund, K Greve - Remote sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
The measurement of tree height has long been an important tree attribute for the purpose of
calculating tree growth, volume, and biomass, which in turn deliver important ecological and …

Testing the generality of above‐ground biomass allometry across plant functional types at the continent scale

KI Paul, SH Roxburgh, J Chave… - Global change …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate ground‐based estimation of the carbon stored in terrestrial ecosystems is critical to
quantifying the global carbon budget. Allometric models provide cost‐effective methods for …

Non-destructive aboveground biomass estimation of coniferous trees using terrestrial LiDAR

AEL Stovall, AG Vorster, RS Anderson… - Remote Sensing of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Global estimates of forest aboveground biomass and carbon storage have major
discrepancies linked to limitations in tree-level biomass estimates. Robust allometric …

Highly accurate tree models derived from terrestrial laser scan data: A method description

J Hackenberg, C Morhart, J Sheppard, H Spiecker… - Forests, 2014 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a method for fitting cylinders into a point cloud, derived from a terrestrial
laser-scanned tree. Utilizing high scan quality data as the input, the resulting models …

Site-specific versus pantropical allometric equations: which option to estimate the biomass of a moist central African forest?

A Ngomanda, NLE Obiang, J Lebamba… - Forest Ecology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Fewer data on tree biomass and allometric equations are available in African tropical moist
forests than in the other tropical continents. When needing a biomass allometric equation …