Delineation of individual tree crowns from ALS and hyperspectral data: a comparison among four methods

M Dalponte, F Reyes, K Kandare… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper four different delineation methods based on airborne laser scanning (ALS) and
hyperspectral data are compared over a forest area in the Italian Alps. The comparison was …

Using basal area to estimate aboveground carbon stocks in forests: La Primavera Biosphere's Reserve, Mexico

A Balderas Torres, JC Lovett - Forestry, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Increasing use of woody plants for greenhouse gas mitigation has led to demand for rapid,
cost-effective estimation of forest carbon stocks. Bole diameter is readily measured and …

Fusion of airborne LiDAR and satellite multispectral data for the estimation of timber volume in the Southern Alps

S Tonolli, M Dalponte, M Neteler, M Rodeghiero… - Remote Sensing of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Remote sensing can be considered a key instrument for studies related to forests and their
dynamics. At present, the increasing availability of multisensor acquisitions over the same …

Heading and backing fire behaviours mediate the influence of fuels on wildfire energy

JD Birch, MB Dickinson, A Reiner… - … journal of wildland …, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
Background Pre-fire fuels, topography, and weather influence wildfire behaviour and fire-
driven ecosystem carbon loss. However, the pre-fire characteristics that contribute to fire …

Contrasting responses of habitat conditions and insect biodiversity to pest-or climate-induced dieback in coniferous mountain forests

J Cours, L Larrieu, C Lopez-Vaamonde, J Müller… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural disturbances are major drivers of forest dynamics. However, in the current context of
anthropogenic global warming, shifts in disturbance regimes are expected. Natural …

[HTML][HTML] Continuous cover forestry: Which sampling method should be used to ensure sustainable management?

M Leiter, H Hasenauer - Trees, Forests and People, 2023 - Elsevier
The transformation of even-aged forests into continuous cover forests to improve resilience
and to promote biodiversity in Central Europe necessitates a re-evaluation of forest …

[HTML][HTML] Sensitivity of the backscatter intensity of ALOS/PALSAR to the above-ground biomass and other biophysical parameters of boreal forest in Alaska

R Suzuki, Y Kim, R Ishii - Polar Science, 2013 - Elsevier
We investigated the potential of ALOS/PALSAR for estimating the above-ground biomass
(AGB) and other biophysical parameters (tree height, diameter at breast height (DBH), and …

Human impacts on forest structure and species richness on the edges of a protected mountain forest in Uganda

M Sassen, D Sheil - Forest Ecology and Management, 2013 - Elsevier
We investigated how local scale variation in human impacts influenced forest structure and
tree species richness within Mt Elgon National Park, Uganda. We assessed basal area (BA) …

Application of the multimedia urban model to estimate the emissions and environmental fate of PAHs in Tarragona County, Catalonia, Spain

N Domínguez-Morueco, ML Diamond, J Sierra… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Multimedia Urban Model (MUM-Fate) was used to estimate the emissions, fate
and transport of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Tarragona County, Catalonia …

Performances of different methods of estimating the diameter distribution based on simple stand structure variables in monospecific regular temperate European …

JP Schütz, C Rosset - Annals of Forest Science, 2020 - Springer
Key message Using the three characteristic points of a forest stand, dg (mean quadratic
diameter), d min (diameter of the smallest tree) and d max (diameter of the largest tree) …