Monitoring and evaluation of landscape fragmentation is important in numerous research
areas, such as natural resource protection and management, sustainable development, and …

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 …

Rapid growth of the Chinese urban population and the expansion of urban areas have led to
changes in urban forest structure and composition, and consequently changes in vegetation …

Abstract Background The LiBackpack is a recently developed backpack light detection and
ranging (LiDAR) system that combines the flexibility of human walking with the nearby …

Forest ecosystems, vital for maintaining global biodiversity and ecological balance, are
increasingly threatened by fragmentation. This study addresses the critical issue in the …

Satellite imagery of 25–30 m spatial resolution has been recognized as an effective tool for
monitoring the spatial and temporal dynamics of forest cover at different scales. However …

Naturally dynamic forests have a high proportion of biotopes with old large trees, diverse
vertical and horizontal structure at multiple scales, and much dead wood. As such, they …

In the northern part of Togo, several sacred groves are preserved and managed traditionally
by local communities and are repositories of the biodiversity of surrounding areas. The …

Question We compared active and abandoned beech coppices in terms of:(1) structural
features,(2) total, understorey and overstorey plant diversity across spatial scales, and (3) …

Successful conservation planning for the Canadian boreal forest requires biodiversity data
that are both accessible and reliable. Spatially exhaustive data is required to inform on …