Terrestrial disturbances are accelerating globally, but their full impact is not quantified
because we lack an adequate monitoring system. Remote sensing offers a means to …

In this review paper we present geographical, ecological and historical aspects of Southeast
Asia from the perspective of forest degradation monitoring and critically discuss available …

Forest mortality caused by convective storms (windthrow) is a major disturbance in the
Amazon. However, the linkage between windthrows at the surface and convective storms in …

Bark beetles cause significant tree mortality in coniferous forests across North America.
Mapping beetle-caused tree mortality is therefore important for gauging impacts to forest …

Old-growth forest ecosystems comprise a mosaic of patches in different successional stages,
with the fraction of the landscape in any particular state relatively constant over large …

Gap phase dynamics are the dominant mode of forest turnover in tropical forests. However,
gap processes are infrequently studied at the landscape scale. Airborne lidar data offer …

Widely recognized as one of the worst natural disaster in Puerto Rico's history, hurricane
María made landfall on September 20, 2017 in southeast Puerto Rico as a high-end …

Canopy gaps created by wind-throw events, or blowdowns, create a complex mosaic of
forest patches varying in disturbance intensity and recovery in the Central Amazon. Using …

Old-growth forests (OGF) provide valuable ecosystem services such as habitat provision,
carbon sequestration or recreation maintaining biodiversity, carbon storage, or human well …

Tree mortality is a key driver of forest community composition and carbon dynamics. Strong
winds associated with severe convective storms are dominant natural drivers of tree …