The tropical forest carbon cycle and climate change
ETA Mitchard - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Tropical forests make an approximately neutral contribution to the global carbon cycle, with
intact and recovering forests taking in as much carbon as is released through deforestation …
intact and recovering forests taking in as much carbon as is released through deforestation …
Remote sensing of forest degradation: a review
Forest degradation affects forest structure, composition and diversity, carbon stocks,
functionality and ecosystem processes. It is known to contribute significantly to global carbon …
functionality and ecosystem processes. It is known to contribute significantly to global carbon …
Beyond 3-D: The new spectrum of lidar applications for earth and ecological sciences
Capturing and quantifying the world in three dimensions (x, y, z) using light detection and
ranging (lidar) technology drives fundamental advances in the Earth and Ecological …
ranging (lidar) technology drives fundamental advances in the Earth and Ecological …
Post-drought decline of the Amazon carbon sink
Amazon forests have experienced frequent and severe droughts in the past two decades.
However, little is known about the large-scale legacy of droughts on carbon stocks and …
However, little is known about the large-scale legacy of droughts on carbon stocks and …
Lidar detection of individual tree size in tropical forests
Abstract Characterization of tropical forest trees has been limited to field-based techniques
focused on measurement of diameter of the cylindrical part of the bole, with large uncertainty …
focused on measurement of diameter of the cylindrical part of the bole, with large uncertainty …
Airborne lidar change detection: An overview of Earth sciences applications
In the last two decades, airborne laser scanning (ALS) has found widespread application
and driven fundamental advances in the Earth sciences. With increasing availability and …
and driven fundamental advances in the Earth sciences. With increasing availability and …
Aboveground biomass variability across intact and degraded forests in the Brazilian Amazon
Deforestation rates have declined in the Brazilian Amazon since 2005, yet degradation from
logging, fire, and fragmentation has continued in frontier forests. In this study we quantified …
logging, fire, and fragmentation has continued in frontier forests. In this study we quantified …
Estimation of forest biomass dynamics in subtropical forests using multi-temporal airborne LiDAR data
Estimating the change in the magnitude and distribution of forest biomass is important for
monitoring carbon dynamics and understanding the implications on the terrestrial carbon …
monitoring carbon dynamics and understanding the implications on the terrestrial carbon …
Estimating changes in forest attributes and enhancing growth projections: A review of existing approaches and future directions using airborne 3D point cloud data
Abstract Purpose of Review The increasing availability of three-dimensional point clouds,
including both airborne laser scanning and digital aerial photogrammetry, allow for the …
including both airborne laser scanning and digital aerial photogrammetry, allow for the …
[PDF][PDF] Aboveground woody biomass product validation good practices protocol
Remote sensing (RS) studies aiming at map** forest biomass typically rely on ground-
based estimates of biomass for calibration or validation. Whatever the biophysical variable …
based estimates of biomass for calibration or validation. Whatever the biophysical variable …