Thermal sensitivity across forest vertical profiles: patterns, mechanisms, and ecological implications
Rising temperatures are influencing forests on many scales, with potentially strong variation
vertically across forest strata. Using published research and new analyses, we evaluate how …
vertically across forest strata. Using published research and new analyses, we evaluate how …
The role of remote sensing for the assessment and monitoring of forest health: A systematic evidence synthesis
Forests are increasingly subject to a number of disturbances that can adversely influence
their health. Remote sensing offers an efficient alternative for assessing and monitoring …
their health. Remote sensing offers an efficient alternative for assessing and monitoring …
Factors affecting relative height and ground elevation estimations of GEDI among forest types across the conterminous USA
ABSTRACT The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI), a new spaceborne
LiDAR system of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), has the …
LiDAR system of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), has the …
A theoretical framework for the ecological role of three‐dimensional structural diversity
The three‐dimensional (3D) physical aspects of ecosystems are intrinsically linked to
ecological processes. Here, we describe structural diversity as the volumetric capacity …
ecological processes. Here, we describe structural diversity as the volumetric capacity …
Altered plant carbon partitioning enhanced forest ecosystem carbon storage after 25 years of nitrogen additions
Decades of atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition in the northeastern USA have enhanced
this globally important forest carbon (C) sink by relieving N limitation. While many N …
this globally important forest carbon (C) sink by relieving N limitation. While many N …
The long‐term impacts of deer herbivory in determining temperate forest stand and canopy structural complexity
Ungulates place immense consumptive pressure on forest vegetation globally, leaving
legacies of reduced biodiversity and simplified vegetative structure. However, what remains …
legacies of reduced biodiversity and simplified vegetative structure. However, what remains …
Integrating forest structural diversity measurement into ecological research
The measurement of forest structure has evolved steadily due to advances in technology,
methodology, and theory. Such advances have greatly increased our capacity to describe …
methodology, and theory. Such advances have greatly increased our capacity to describe …
Forest ecosystem properties emerge from interactions of structure and disturbance
JC Mitchell, DM Kashian, X Chen… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Forest structural diversity and its spatiotemporal variability are constrained by environmental
and biological factors, including species pools, climate, land‐use history, and legacies of …
and biological factors, including species pools, climate, land‐use history, and legacies of …
Vegetation structural complexity and biodiversity in the Great Smoky Mountains
Vegetation structural complexity and biodiversity tend to be positively correlated, but
understanding of this relationship is limited in part by structural metrics tending to quantify …
understanding of this relationship is limited in part by structural metrics tending to quantify …
Short‐term effects of moderate severity disturbances on forest canopy structure
Moderate severity disturbances, those that do not result in stand replacement, play an
essential role in ecosystem dynamics. Despite the prevalence of moderate severity …
essential role in ecosystem dynamics. Despite the prevalence of moderate severity …