[HTML][HTML] Where are we now with European forest multi-taxon biodiversity and where can we head to?

S Burrascano, F Chianucci, G Trentanovi… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The European biodiversity and forest strategies rely on forest sustainable management
(SFM) to conserve forest biodiversity. However, current sustainability assessments hardly …

Scale mismatches between predictor and response variables in species distribution modelling: A review of practices for appropriate grain selection

V Moudrý, P Keil, L Gábor, V Lecours… - Progress in …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
There is a lack of guidance on the choice of the spatial grain of predictor and response
variables in species distribution models (SDM). This review summarizes the current state of …

[HTML][HTML] LiDAR GEDI derived tree canopy height heterogeneity reveals patterns of biodiversity in forest ecosystems

M Torresani, D Rocchini, A Alberti, V Moudrý… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The “Height Variation Hypothesis” is an indirect approach used to estimate forest
biodiversity through remote sensing data, stating that greater tree height heterogeneity (HH) …

Using airborne LiDAR to map forest microclimate temperature buffering or amplification

E Gril, M Laslier, E Gallet-Moron, S Durrieu… - Remote Sensing of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Map** the microclimate effect of forest canopies on understory temperature requires
spatially explicit predictors at very fine spatial resolutions. Light Detection And Ranging …

Robust characterisation of forest structure from airborne laser scanning—A systematic assessment and sample workflow for ecologists

FJ Fischer, T Jackson, G Vincent… - Methods in ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Forests display tremendous structural diversity, sha** carbon cycling, microclimates and
terrestrial habitats. An important tool for forest structure assessments are canopy height …

Comparison of three global canopy height maps and their applicability to biodiversity modeling: Accuracy issues revealed

V Moudrý, L Gábor, S Marselis, P Pracná, V Barták… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Global map** of forest height is an extremely important task for estimating habitat quality
and modeling biodiversity. Recently, three global canopy height maps have been released …

[HTML][HTML] Habitat and Body Condition of Small Mammals in a Country at Mid-Latitude

L Balčiauskas, L Balčiauskienė - Land, 2024 - mdpi.com
The relationship between the body condition of different small mammal species and the
habitat they occupy is poorly analyzed. We analyzed the body condition index, BCI, of 18 …

Optimizing ground photons for canopy height extraction from ICESat-2 data in mountainous dense forests

R Zhao, W Ni, Z Zhang, H Dai, C Yang, Z Li… - Remote Sensing of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ICESat-2 data products work well in extracting terrain elevations and canopy heights in
boreal forests. However, identifying ground photons in mountainous dense forests remains a …

Herbivore regulation of savanna vegetation: Structural complexity, diversity, and the complexity–diversity relationship

TC Coverdale, PB Boucher, J Singh… - Ecological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Large mammalian herbivores exert strong top‐down control on plants, which in turn
influence most ecological processes. Accordingly, the decline, displacement, or extinction of …

Resha** landscape factorization through 3D landscape clustering for urban temperature studies

H Song, G Cervini, A Shreevastava, J Jung - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
As urban populations grow and cities expand, the challenge of managing urban heat and its
environmental impacts becomes increasingly critical. Traditional methods for analyzing …