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View article: ForestScan: a unique multiscale dataset of tropical forest structure across 3 continents including terrestrial, UAV and airborne LiDAR and in-situ forest census data
ForestScan: a unique multiscale dataset of tropical forest structure across 3 continents including terrestrial, UAV and airborne LiDAR and in-situ forest census data Open
The ForestScan project was conceived to evaluate new technologies for characterising forest structure and biomass at Forest Biomass Reference Measurement Sites (FBRMS). It is closely aligned with other international initiatives, particular…
View article: Improving the 3D representation of plant architecture and parameterization efficiency of functional–structural tree models using terrestrial LiDAR data
Improving the 3D representation of plant architecture and parameterization efficiency of functional–structural tree models using terrestrial LiDAR data Open
Functional–structural plant (FSP) models are useful tools for understanding plant functioning and how plants react to their environment. Developing tree FSP models is data-intensive and measuring tree architecture using conventional measur…
View article: New tree height allometries derived from terrestrial laser scanning reveal substantial discrepancies with forest inventory methods in tropical rainforests
New tree height allometries derived from terrestrial laser scanning reveal substantial discrepancies with forest inventory methods in tropical rainforests Open
Tree allometric models, essential for monitoring and predicting terrestrial carbon stocks, are traditionally built on global databases with forest inventory measurements of stem diameter (D) and tree height (H). However, these databases of…
View article: StrucNet: a global network for automated vegetation structure monitoring
StrucNet: a global network for automated vegetation structure monitoring Open
Climate change and increasing human activities are impacting ecosystems and their biodiversity. Quantitative measurements of essential biodiversity variables (EBV) and essential climate variables are used to monitor biodiversity and carbon…
View article: Vertical plant profiles for Dassenbos (NL, 2014-2018, TLS); Wytham Woods (UK, 2022, LEAF) & Northern Australia (2021-2022, LEAF)
Vertical plant profiles for Dassenbos (NL, 2014-2018, TLS); Wytham Woods (UK, 2022, LEAF) & Northern Australia (2021-2022, LEAF) Open
This dataset was described and used for the analysis of the following publication: StrucNet: A global network for automated vegetation structure monitoring. Brede, B., Newnham, G., Culvenor, D., Armston, J., Bartholomeus, H., Griebel, A., …
View article: Vertical plant profiles for Dassenbos (NL, 2014-2018, TLS); Wytham Woods (UK, 2022, LEAF) & Northern Australia (2021-2022, LEAF)
Vertical plant profiles for Dassenbos (NL, 2014-2018, TLS); Wytham Woods (UK, 2022, LEAF) & Northern Australia (2021-2022, LEAF) Open
This dataset was described and used for the analysis of the following publication: StrucNet: A global network for automated vegetation structure monitoring. Brede, B., Newnham, G., Culvenor, D., Armston, J., Bartholomeus, H., Griebel, A., …
View article: Advancing Forest Monitoring and Assessment Through Immersive Virtual Reality
Advancing Forest Monitoring and Assessment Through Immersive Virtual Reality Open
The materials that enable the development of the Forest VR Application and the datasets along with the analysis code that support the findings of this study are openly available. The dataset include a Digital Terrain Model, Pano Images, Pa…
View article: Advancing Forest Monitoring and Assessment Through Immersive Virtual Reality
Advancing Forest Monitoring and Assessment Through Immersive Virtual Reality Open
The materials that enable the development of the Forest VR Application and the datasets along with the analysis code that support the findings of this study are openly available. The dataset include a Digital Terrain Model, Pano Images, Pa…
View article: Advancing Forest Monitoring and Assessment Through Immersive Virtual Reality
Advancing Forest Monitoring and Assessment Through Immersive Virtual Reality Open
The materials that enable the development of the Forest VR Application and the datasets along with the analysis code that support the findings of this study are openly available. The dataset include a Digital Terrain Model, Pano Images, Pa…
View article: Estimating forest above‐ground biomass with terrestrial laser scanning: Current status and future directions
Estimating forest above‐ground biomass with terrestrial laser scanning: Current status and future directions Open
Improving the global monitoring of above‐ground biomass (AGB) is crucial for forest management to be effective in climate mitigation. In the last decade, methods have been developed for estimating AGB from terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) …
View article: Global dataset of co-incident TLS-derived and harvested tree biomass
Global dataset of co-incident TLS-derived and harvested tree biomass Open
This dataset was used to producee the figures and statistics of the publication "Estimating forest aboveground biomass with terrestrial laser scanning: current status and future directions". This dataset contains 391 entries. Each entry is…
View article: Global dataset of co-incident TLS-derived and harvested tree biomass
Global dataset of co-incident TLS-derived and harvested tree biomass Open
This dataset was used to producee the figures and statistics of the publication "Estimating forest aboveground biomass with terrestrial laser scanning: current status and future directions". This dataset contains 391 entries. Each entry is…
View article: Understanding crown shyness from a 3-D perspective
Understanding crown shyness from a 3-D perspective Open
Background and Aims Crown shyness describes the phenomenon whereby tree crowns avoid growing into each other, producing a puzzle-like pattern of complementary tree crowns in the canopy. Previous studies found that tree slenderness plays a …
View article: Tree Biomass Equations from Terrestrial LiDAR: A Case Study in Guyana
Tree Biomass Equations from Terrestrial LiDAR: A Case Study in Guyana Open
Large uncertainties in tree and forest carbon estimates weaken national efforts to accurately estimate aboveground biomass (AGB) for their national monitoring, measurement, reporting and verification system. Allometric equations to estimat…
View article: An architectural understanding of natural sway frequencies in trees
An architectural understanding of natural sway frequencies in trees Open
The relationship between form and function in trees is the subject of a longstanding debate in forest ecology and provides the basis for theories concerning forest ecosystem structure and metabolism. Trees interact with the wind in a dynam…
View article: Data supporting the research of: Estimating architecture-based metabolic scaling exponents of tropical trees using terrestrial LiDAR and 3D modelling
Data supporting the research of: Estimating architecture-based metabolic scaling exponents of tropical trees using terrestrial LiDAR and 3D modelling Open
Tree architecture influences physical and ecological processes within the tree. Prior work suggested the existence of general principles which govern these processes. Among these, the West, Brown and Enquist (WBE) theory is prominent; it h…
View article: New perspectives on the ecology of tree structure and tree communities through terrestrial laser scanning
New perspectives on the ecology of tree structure and tree communities through terrestrial laser scanning Open
Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) opens up the possibility of describing the three-dimensional structures of trees in natural environments with unprecedented detail and accuracy. It is already being extensively applied to describe how ecosy…
View article: Assessing biomass and architecture of tropical trees with terrestrial laser scanning
Assessing biomass and architecture of tropical trees with terrestrial laser scanning Open
Over the last two decades, terrestrial light detection and ranging (LiDAR), also known as terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) has become a valuable tool in assessing the woody structure of trees, in a method that is accurate, non-destructive,…
View article: Comparing RIEGL RiCOPTER UAV LiDAR Derived Canopy Height and DBH with Terrestrial LiDAR
Comparing RIEGL RiCOPTER UAV LiDAR Derived Canopy Height and DBH with Terrestrial LiDAR Open
In recent years, LIght Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) and especially Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) systems have shown the potential to revolutionise forest structural characterisation by providing unprecedented 3D data. However, manned A…
View article: Estimation of above‐ground biomass of large tropical trees with terrestrial LiDAR
Estimation of above‐ground biomass of large tropical trees with terrestrial LiDAR Open
Tropical forest biomass is a crucial component of global carbon emission estimations. However, calibration and validation of such estimates require accurate and effective methods to estimate in situ above‐ground biomass (AGB). Present meth…
View article: Data acquisition considerations for Terrestrial Laser Scanning of forest plots
Data acquisition considerations for Terrestrial Laser Scanning of forest plots Open
The poor constraint of forest Above Ground Biomass (AGB) is responsible, in part, for large uncertainties in modelling future climate scenarios. Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) can be used to derive unbiased and non-destructive estimates …