Successional theories

L Poorter, L Amissah, F Bongers, I Hordijk… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Succession is a fundamental concept in ecology because it indicates how species
populations, communities, and ecosystems change over time on new substrate or after a …

Unravelling the relationship between plant diversity and vegetation structural complexity: A review and theoretical framework

TC Coverdale, AB Davies - Journal of Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Vegetation structural complexity (VSC)—the three‐dimensional distribution of plants within
an ecosystem—is an important ecological trait. To date, research has focused primarily on …

Monitoring restored tropical forest diversity and structure through UAV-borne hyperspectral and lidar fusion

DRA De Almeida, EN Broadbent, MP Ferreira… - Remote Sensing of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Remote sensors, onboard orbital platforms, aircraft, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
have emerged as a promising technology to enhance our understanding of changes in …

UAVs as remote sensing platforms in plant ecology: review of applications and challenges

Z Sun, X Wang, Z Wang, L Yang, Y ** total aboveground biomass density in the Brazilian savanna using high-density UAV-lidar data
MBT da Costa, CA Silva, EN Broadbent… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tropical savanna ecosystems play a major role in the seasonality of the global carbon cycle.
However, their ability to store and sequester carbon is uncertain due to combined and …

Height growth and biomass partitioning during secondary succession differ among forest light strata and successional guilds in a tropical rainforest

T Matsuo, F Bongers, M Martínez‐Ramos… - Oikos, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In closed‐canopy systems globally, plants exhibit intense competition for light, prioritizing
vertical growth to attain elevated positions within the canopy. Light competition is especially …

Applications of artificial intelligence and LiDAR in forest inventories: A Systematic Literature Review

WG Rodrigues, GS Vieira, CD Cabacinha… - Computers and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Forest inventory is a crucial tool for managing forest resources by providing quantitative and
qualitative information about a particular region, much of which is collected manually in the …

Successional trajectories of seed dispersal mode and seed size of canopy tree species in wet tropical forests

AL Wendt, RL Chazdon… - Frontiers in Forests and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Despite the critical role of seed dispersal for tree colonization during forest succession in wet
tropical forests, successional trajectories of seed dispersal modes are poorly documented at …

Applications of unoccupied aerial systems (UAS) in landscape ecology: a review of recent research, challenges and emerging opportunities

ML Villarreal, TBB Bishop, TT Sankey, WK Smith… - Landscape …, 2025 - Springer
Context Unoccupied aerial systems/vehicles (UAS/UAV, aka drones) have become an
increasingly popular tool for ecological research. But much of the recent research is …

What follows fallow? Assessing revegetation patterns on abandoned sugarcane land in Hawaiʻi

DN Farrant, DA Roberts, CM D'Antonio… - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Millions of hectares of agricultural land have been abandoned globally in recent decades,
presenting opportunities for secondary vegetation growth and restoration. While abandoned …