Estimating forest above‐ground biomass with terrestrial laser scanning: Current status and future directions

M Demol, H Verbeeck, B Gielen… - Methods in Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Improving the global monitoring of above‐ground biomass (AGB) is crucial for forest
management to be effective in climate mitigation. In the last decade, methods have been …

Review of allometric equations for major land covers in SE Asia: Uncertainty and implications for above-and below-ground carbon estimates

JQ Yuen, T Fung, AD Ziegler - Forest Ecology and Management, 2016 - Elsevier
Our review of biomass studies conducted for 11 Southeast Asian countries, Papua New
Guinea, and southern China uncovered 402 above-ground and 138 below-ground biomass …

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 …

Laser scanning reveals potential underestimation of biomass carbon in temperate forest

K Calders, H Verbeeck, A Burt, N Origo… - Ecological Solutions …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Quantifying climate mitigation benefits of biosphere protection or restoration requires
accurate assessment of forest above‐ground biomass (AGB). This is usually estimated using …

Effects of stand age on tree biomass partitioning and allometric equations in Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) plantations

W **ang, L Li, S Ouyang, W **ao, L Zeng… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Although stand age affects biomass partitioning and allometric equations, the size of these
effects and whether it is worth incorporating stand age into allometric equations, requires …

Quantification of carbon sequestration by urban forest using Landsat 8 OLI and machine learning algorithms in Jodhpur, India

S Uniyal, S Purohit, K Chaurasia, SS Rao… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban forests play a significant role in carbon cycling. Quantification of Aboveground
Biomass (AGB) is critical to understand the role of urban forests in carbon sequestration. In …

Allometric models for above-ground biomass, carbon and nutrient content of wild cherry (Prunus avium L.) trees in agroforestry systems

Z Schindler, T Seifert, JP Sheppard, C Morhart - Annals of Forest Science, 2023 - Springer
Key message We provide a set of allometric models for wild cherry trees (Prunus avium L.)
established in agroforestry systems. A total of 70 trees in southwestern Germany were …

Closing a gap in tropical forest biomass estimation: taking crown mass variation into account in pantropical allometries

P Ploton, N Barbier, S Takoudjou Momo… - …, 2016 - bg.copernicus.org
Accurately monitoring tropical forest carbon stocks is a challenge that remains outstanding.
Allometric models that consider tree diameter, height and wood density as predictors are …

Height–Diameter allometry in South Africa's indigenous high forests: Assessing generic models performance and function forms

S Mensah, OL Pienaar, A Kunneke, B du Toit… - Forest Ecology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Height-diameter equations are essential to understand forest dynamics and estimate forest
biomass and carbon stocks. Most existing large scale height-diameter equations in Africa …

Aboveground biomass and carbon in a South African mistbelt forest and the relationships with tree species diversity and forest structures

S Mensah, R Veldtman, B Du Toit, R Glèlè Kakaï… - Forests, 2016 - mdpi.com
Biomass and carbon stocks are key information criteria to understand the role of forests in
regulating global climate. However, for a bio-rich continent like Africa, ground-based …