Precipitation and temperature influence the relationship between stand structural characteristics and aboveground biomass of forests—A meta-analysis

Y Ma, A Eziz, Ü Halik, A Abliz, A Kurban - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Forest aboveground biomass (AGB) is not simply affected by a single factor or a few factors,
but also by the interaction between them in complex ways across multiple spatial scales …

[HTML][HTML] Dry forests conservation: a comprehensive approach linking ecosystem services to ecological drivers and sustainable management

AK Mashizi, M Sharafatmandrad - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Assessing ecosystem services supply is an efficient way to facilitate ecosystem
management, but there is no clear way to link ecosystem services to sustainable …

Characterizing transitions between successional stages in a tropical dry forest using LiDAR techniques

M Duan, C Bax, K Laakso, N Mashhadi, N Mattie… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Secondary succession is defined as natural regeneration following complete forest
clearance from anthropogenic or natural disturbances. Traditional strategies aimed to map …

Reduced ecosystem resilience quantifies fine‐scale heterogeneity in tropical forest mortality responses to drought

D Wu, G Vargas G, JS Powers… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sensitivity of forest mortality to drought in carbon‐dense tropical forests remains fraught with
uncertainty, while extreme droughts are predicted to be more frequent and intense. Here, the …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon Stock Dynamics in Biosphere Reserves and Mountainous Forest Ecosystems

E Debie, TW Abro - Trees, Forests and People, 2025 - Elsevier
Comprehensive knowledge of the spatiotemporal dynamics of carbon stocks and their
drivers in biosphere reserves and mountainous ecosystems is crucial for develo** …

Spatial and temporal variation of three Eddy-Covariance flux footprints in a Tropical Dry Forest

M Abdaki, A Sanchez-Azofeifa, R Vargas… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Tropical Dry Forest (TDF) is a distinctive ecosystem characterized by distinct
seasonal changes, primarily composed of deciduous trees adapted to endure prolonged …

Spatiotemporal distribution of sudden oak death in the US and Europe

X Kang, W Chen, S Li, T Wang, L Yu… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Sudden Oak Death (SOD) is a devastating forest disease caused by Phytophthora
ramorum, leading to rapid branch and leaf wilting. This study analyzed SOD data from …

Increased aridity and chronic anthropogenic disturbance reduce litter productivity in a Caatinga dry forest

DD Kulka, BKC Filgueiras, AB dos Santos… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tropical dry forest productivity is thought to be driven by a combination of natural factors,
particularly total water availability and seasonality. However, most of the world's dry forests …

[HTML][HTML] LiDAR-derived Lorenz-entropy metric for vertical structural complexity: A comparative study of tropical dry and moist forests

N Mashhadi, A Sanchez-Azofeifa… - Remote Sensing of …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study introduces an Entropy-based index: the Lorenz-entropy (LE) index, which we
have developed by integrating Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR), econometrics, and …

[HTML][HTML] Hyperspectral and full-waveform LiDAR improve map** of tropical dry forest's successional stages

G Zhao, A Sanchez-Azofeifa, K Laakso, C Sun, L Fei - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Accurate estimation of the degree of regeneration in tropical dry forest (TDF) is critical for
conservation policymaking and evaluation. Hyperspectral remote sensing and light …