Toward an integrated monitoring framework to assess the effects of tropical forest degradation and recovery on carbon stocks and biodiversity

MMC Bustamante, I Roitman, TM Aide… - Global change …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical forests harbor a significant portion of global biodiversity and are a critical
component of the climate system. Reducing deforestation and forest degradation contributes …

Understanding forest health with remote sensing-part I—a review of spectral traits, processes and remote-sensing characteristics

A Lausch, S Erasmi, DJ King, P Magdon, M Heurich - Remote Sensing, 2016 - mdpi.com
Anthropogenic stress and disturbance of forest ecosystems (FES) has been increasing at all
scales from local to global. In rapidly changing environments, in-situ terrestrial FES …

The Airborne Snow Observatory: Fusion of scanning lidar, imaging spectrometer, and physically-based modeling for map** snow water equivalent and snow albedo

TH Painter, DF Berisford, JW Boardman… - Remote Sensing of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Snow cover and its melt dominate regional climate and water resources in many of the
world's mountainous regions. Snowmelt timing and magnitude in mountains are controlled …

Nondestructive estimates of above‐ground biomass using terrestrial laser scanning

K Calders, G Newnham, A Burt… - Methods in Ecology …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Allometric equations are currently used to estimate above‐ground biomass (AGB) based on
the indirect relationship with tree parameters. Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) can measure …

Above-ground biomass map** in West African dryland forest using Sentinel-1 and 2 datasets-A case study

G Forkuor, JBB Zoungrana, K Dimobe… - Remote Sensing of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sudanian Savanna (SS) of West Africa is characterized by tropical savannas
and woodlands. Accurate estimation of AGB and carbon stocks in this biome is important for …

An integrated pan‐tropical biomass map using multiple reference datasets

V Avitabile, M Herold, GBM Heuvelink… - Global change …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We combined two existing datasets of vegetation aboveground biomass (AGB)(Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108, 2011, 9899; …

Lidar detection of individual tree size in tropical forests

A Ferraz, S Saatchi, C Mallet, V Meyer - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Characterization of tropical forest trees has been limited to field-based techniques
focused on measurement of diameter of the cylindrical part of the bole, with large uncertainty …

[HTML][HTML] Area-based vs tree-centric approaches to map** forest carbon in Southeast Asian forests from airborne laser scanning data

DA Coomes, M Dalponte, T Jucker, GP Asner… - Remote Sensing of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Tropical forests are a key component of the global carbon cycle, and map** their carbon
density is essential for understanding human influences on climate and for ecosystem …

A LiDAR biomass index-based approach for tree-and plot-level biomass map** over forest farms using 3D point clouds

L Du, Y Pang, Q Wang, C Huang, Y Bai, D Chen… - Remote Sensing of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Spatially continuous map** forest aboveground biomass (AGB) is crucial for better
understanding the capacities of carbon sequestration capacities of forest ecosystems at both …

Review of remote sensing-based methods for forest aboveground biomass estimation: Progress, challenges, and prospects

L Tian, X Wu, Y Tao, M Li, C Qian, L Liao, W Fu - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Quantifying forest aboveground biomass (AGB) is essential for elucidating the global carbon
cycle and the response of forest ecosystems to climate change. Over the past five decades …