Coupling terrestrial laser scanning with 3D fuel biomass sampling for advancing wildland fuels characterization

E Rowell, EL Loudermilk, C Hawley… - Forest Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The spatial pattern of surface fuelbeds in fire-dependent ecosystems are rarely captured
using long-standing fuel sampling methods. New techniques, both field sampling and …

Estimation of Individual Tree Stem Biomass in an Uneven-Aged Structured Coniferous Forest Using Multispectral LiDAR Data

N Georgopoulos, IZ Gitas, A Stefanidou, L Korhonen… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Stem biomass is a fundamental component of the global carbon cycle that is essential for
forest productivity estimation. Over the last few decades, Light Detection and Ranging …

Non-destructive fuel volume measurements can estimate fine-scale biomass across surface fuel types in a frequently burned ecosystem

QA Hiers, EL Loudermilk, CM Hawley, JK Hiers… - Fire, 2021 - mdpi.com
Measuring wildland fuels is at the core of fire science, but many established field methods
are not useful for ecosystems characterized by complex surface vegetation. A recently …

Pyrogenic flowering of Aristida beyrichiana following 50 years of fire exclusion

TM Shearman, JM Varner, JK Kreye - Ecosphere, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Fire‐stimulated or pyrogenic flowering is one of many traits that enable plants in fire‐prone
ecosystems to persist or dominate following frequent fires. Obligate pyrogenic flowering has …

The pyrogenic bunchgrass Aristida beyrichiana is negatively affected by soil biota when planted outside of its home soil

C Baruzzi, J Hong, C Zamora, C Stein, RM Crandall - Plant and Soil, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Previous research alludes to two wiregrass (Aristida beyrichiana) ecotypes from
mesic and xeric environments. It is unknown whether these ecotypes are restricted by …