Silvopastures: Benefits, past efforts, challenges, and future prospects in the United States

S Poudel, G Pent, J Fike - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
The global human population is projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, increasing the
demand for food and fiber, but also raising concerns about the environmental impact of …

[HTML][HTML] Mobile Devices in Forest Mensuration: A Review of Technologies and Methods in Single Tree Measurements

R Magnuson, Y Erfanifard, M Kulicki, TA Gasica… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
Mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets or similar devices are becoming increasingly
important as measurement devices in forestry due to their advanced sensors, including RGB …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of Trees' Structural Defects via Hybrid Deep Learning Methods Used in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Observations

Q Qiu, D Lau - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
Trees' structural defects are responsible for the reduction in forest product quality and the
accident of tree collapse under extreme environmental conditions. Although the manual …

Pastures as natural climate solutions: A socioecological study of tree carbon and beef production trade-offs

BH Starinchak, H Griscom - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Sustainable management strategies that facilitate the incorporation of trees into cattle
pastures are widely recognized as emerging natural climate solutions. However, their …

A Deformable Shape Model for Automatic and Real-Time Dendrometry

LA Wells, W Chung - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
We present a stereo image-based algorithm for tree stem diameter measurement and form
analysis. The algorithm uses planar parametric curves to represent two-dimensional …

9 Forest Resources

S Singh, Y Singh - Advances in Geospatial Technologies for …, 2024 - books.google.com
On Earth, forests were the first home of all Homo spp. The host of forest ecosystem functions
fulfills the needs for life on Earth. They provide yeomen services to humans and non …

An App for Tree Trunk Diameter Estimation from Coarse Optical Depth Maps

Z Feng, M Xie, A Holcomb, S Keshav - Available at SSRN 4786687, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
Trunk diameter is related to the overall health and level of carbon sequestration in a tree.
Trunk diameter measurement, therefore, is a key task in both forest plot and urban settings …

A Trunk Diameter Estimation Mobile App for the Masses: Extended version

Z Feng, M Xie, A Holcomb, S Keshav - 2024 - cambridge.org
Forest inventories can monitor changes in forest carbon sinks and assess forest biodiversity,
which is crucial for studying the role of forests in responding to climate change. In recent …

A Trunk Diameter Estimation Mobile App for the Masses

Z Feng, M Xie, A Holcomb, S Keshav - 2023 - cambridge.org
Forest inventories can monitor changes in forest carbon sinks and assess forest biodiversity,
which is crucial for studying the role of forests in responding to climate change. In recent …

Community Forest Management of Tectona grandis Through Growth Increments, In Sungai Siring, Samarinda

WS Utami - Jurnal Penelitian Kehutanan BONITA, 2024 - ojs.unanda.ac.id
Hutan rakyat jati memiliki potensi dalam menghasilkan produk kayu. Potensi pengelolaan
hutan rakyat jati menjadi semakin penting. Jati menjadi pilihan utama bagi banyak petani …