Leaf area index (LAI) is an important vegetation parameter. Active light detection and
ranging (LiDAR) technology has been widely used to estimate vegetation LAI. In this study …

Tropical forests are acknowledged for providing important ecosystem services and are
renowned as “the lungs of the planet Earth” due to their role in the exchange of gasses …

ABSTRACT The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI), a new spaceborne
LiDAR system of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), has the …

Lidar‐derived forest structural diversity (FSD) metrics—including measures of forest canopy
height, vegetation arrangement, canopy cover (CC), structural complexity and leaf area and …

Selective logging, fragmentation, and understory fires directly degrade forest structure and
composition. However, studies addressing the effects of forest degradation on carbon, water …

Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) has been considered as a primary source to model the
structure and function of a forest canopy through the indicators leaf area index (LAI) and …

3D-imaging technologies provide measurements of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems'
structure, key for biodiversity studies. However, the practical use of these observations …

Leaf area index (LAI) is defined as one half of the total green leaf area per unit ground
surface area. Its vertical profile is critical for understanding the remote sensing radiative …

Aim Rapid global change is impacting the diversity of tree species and essential ecosystem
functions and services of forests. It is therefore critical to understand and predict how the …

Accurate estimation of forest above-ground biomass (AGB) is critical for assessing forest
quality and carbon stocks, which can improve understanding of the vegetation growth …