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Terrestrial laser scanning in forest ecology: Expanding the horizon
Calders, K.; Adams, J.; Armston, J. et al.
2020In Remote Sensing of Environment, 251 (112102), p. 17
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Keywords :
terrestrial laser scanning; ground-based LiDAR; forest ecology; forest plot measurement; tree structure; remote sensing
Abstract :
[en] Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) was introduced for basic forest measurements, such as tree height and diameter, in the early 2000s. Recent advances in sensor and algorithm development have allowed us to assess in situ 3D forest structure explicitly and revolutionised the way we monitor and quantify ecosystem structure and function. Here, we provide an interdisciplinary focus to explore current developments in TLS to measure and monitor forest structure. We argue that TLS data will play a critical role in understanding fundamental ecological questions about tree size and shape, allometric scaling, metabolic function and plasticity of form. Furthermore, these new developments enable new applications such as radiative transfer modelling with realistic virtual forests, monitoring of urban forests and larger scale ecosystem monitoring through long-range scanning. Finally, we discuss upscaling of TLS data through data fusion with unmanned aerial vehicles, airborne and spaceborne data, as well as the essential role of TLS in validation of spaceborne missions that monitor ecosystem structure.
Disciplines :
Life sciences: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Agriculture & agronomy
Phytobiology (plant sciences, forestry, mycology...)
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Calders, K.
Adams, J.
Armston, J.
Bartholomeus, H.
Bauwens, Sébastien  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre
Bentley, L. P.
Chave, J.
Danson, F. M.
Demol, M.
Disney, M.
Gaulton, R.
Krishna Moorthy, S. M.
Levick, S. R.
Saarinen, N.
Schaaf, C.
Stovall, A.
Terryn, L.
Wilkes, P.
Verbeeck, H.
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Language :
English
Title :
Terrestrial laser scanning in forest ecology: Expanding the horizon
Publication date :
September 2020
Journal title :
Remote Sensing of Environment
ISSN :
0034-4257
eISSN :
1879-0704
Publisher :
Elsevier, Netherlands
Volume :
251
Issue :
112102
Pages :
17
Peer reviewed :
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