Anthropogenic land-use legacies underpin climate change-related risks to forest ecosystems

A Vilà-Cabrera, J Astigarraga, AS Jump… - Trends in Plant …, 2023 - cell.com
Forest ecosystems with long-lasting human imprints can emerge worldwide as outcomes of
land-use cessation. However, the interaction of these anthropogenic legacies with climate …

Why incorporate plant architecture into trait-based ecology?

M Laurans, F Munoz, T Charles-Dominique… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2024 - cell.com
Trait-based ecology has improved our understanding of the functioning of organisms,
communities, ecosystems, and beyond. However, its predictive ability remains limited as …

Tree diversity increases productivity through enhancing structural complexity across mycorrhizal types

T Ray, BM Delory, R Beugnon, H Bruelheide… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Tree species diversity and mycorrhizal associations play a central role for forest productivity,
but factors driving positive biodiversity-productivity relationships remain poorly understood …

Quantifying vegetation species functional traits along hydrologic gradients in karst wetland based on 3D map** with UAV hyperspectral point cloud

B Fu, L Deng, W Sun, H He, H Li, Y Wang… - Remote Sensing of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Karst wetlands, recognized for their unique hydrology and remarkable biodiversity, play a
crucial role in global carbon sequestration and the terrestrial carbon cycle. However …

Using multi-platform LiDAR to guide the conservation of the world's largest temperate woodland

T Jucker, CR Gosper, G Wiehl, PB Yeoh… - Remote sensing of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Australia's Great Western Woodlands are the largest intact temperate woodland
ecosystem on Earth, spanning an area the size of the average European country. These …

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 …

Edge effects on tree architecture exacerbate biomass loss of fragmented Amazonian forests

MH Nunes, MC Vaz, JLC Camargo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Habitat fragmentation could potentially affect tree architecture and allometry. Here, we use
ground surveys of terrestrial LiDAR in Central Amazonia to explore the influence of forest …

Advances in remote sensing of freshwater fish habitat: A systematic review to identify current approaches, strengths and challenges

SD Kuiper, NC Coops, SG Hinch, JC White - Fish and Fisheries, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Remote sensing technology offers the ability to derive information on freshwater fish habitats
across broad geographic areas and has the potential to transform approaches to monitoring …

[HTML][HTML] Recent applications of smart technologies for monitoring the sustainability of forest operations

R Venanzi, F Latterini, V Civitarese, R Picchio - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Precision forestry is a useful technique to help forest stakeholders with proper sustainable
forest management. Modern sensors and technologies, with special reference to the …

Spaceborne LiDAR reveals the effectiveness of European Protected Areas in conserving forest height and vertical structure

G Ceccherini, M Girardello, PSA Beck… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The effectiveness of Protected Areas in conserving forest ecosystems has been
examined at the continental scale using area-based habitat parameters, but knowledge of …