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Modeling 3D Canopy Structure and Transmitted PAR Using Terrestrial LiDAR

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 2017
The heterogeneity and 3-dimensional (3D) organization of forest canopy elements is highly linked with the spatial variability of within and below canopy light. Using terrestrial LiDAR we studied the influence of several parameters in efficiently building
Renato Cifuentes, Dimitry Van der Zande, Christian Salas, Laurent Tits, Jamshid Farifteh, Pol Coppin   +5 more
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Forest Vegetation Texture Segmentation in Remote Sensing Image Based on Visual Attention [PDF]

Jisuanji gongcheng, 2018
As a typical texture unit of forest vegetation in remote sensing image,the canopy has prominent structural texture features,but the current segmentation methods make use of this texture insufficiently.Aiming at this problem,based on visual attention ...
LIU Xiaodan,YUE Shuang
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High‐elevation endemic plants predicted to lose habitat from changing climate in Washington State

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise High‐elevation plants face unique challenges from potential climate change impacts that will likely require upslope migration into increasingly smaller suitable habitat. This situation is particularly acute for endemic species that by definition occupy small geographic ranges.
Nicholas L. Gjording, Erik W. Ertsgaard, David E. Giblin, Iris H. Dimpsey, Owen B. Bard   +4 more
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Application of a Three-Dimensional Radiative Transfer Model to Retrieve the Species Composition of a Mixed Forest Stand from Canopy Reflected Radiation

Remote Sensing, 2018
The paper introduces a three-dimensional model to derive the spatial patterns of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) reflected and absorbed by a non-uniform forest canopy with a multi-species structure, as well as a model algorithm application to ...
Natalia Levashova, Dmitry Lukyanenko, Yulia Mukhartova, Alexander Olchev   +3 more
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Application of a novel schema for describing fossil fern foliage and investigating taxonomic and morphological change across the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary in western North America

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise The Chicxulub asteroid impact at the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) boundary triggered a mass extinction 66 million years ago. Ferns thrived in the aftermath of the extinction, evidenced by the well‐documented “fern spore spike.” However, fern macrofossil records across the K–Pg boundary are less understood.
Fern B. Holian, Emily B. Sessa, Richard S. Barclay, Regan E. Dunn, Jacquelyn L. Gill, Kirk R. Johnson, S. Augusta Maccracken, Ian M. Miller, Jarmila Pittermann, Ellen D. Currano   +9 more
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Landscape-scale changes in forest canopy structure across a partially logged tropical peat swamp [PDF]

Biogeosciences, 2015
Forest canopy structure is strongly influenced by environmental factors and disturbance, and in turn influences key ecosystem processes including productivity, evapotranspiration and habitat availability.
B. M. M. Wedeux, D. A. Coomes
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Life in the Forest Canopy

BioResources, 2013
Scientists have been devoting increased time and attention to the tops of trees. As made clear by results of their studies, the environment of the forest canopy is teeming with life. Perhaps because the crowns of trees are difficult for people to reach, and due to the micro-climates within them, they hold a rich and diverse collection of life forms ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Turning a new leaf: PhenoVision provides leaf phenology data at the global scale

Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Plant phenology dictates many aspects of community function and ecosystem dynamics. Yet, global phenology data are still limited, especially in areas lacking monitoring programs. Here we present a new data resource, PhenoVision–Leaf, which extends a computer vision pipeline utilizing iNaturalist digital image vouchers to produce global‐
Erin L. Grady, Ellen G. Denny, Carrie E. Seltzer, John Deck, Daijiang Li, Russell Dinnage, Robert P. Guralnick   +6 more
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Reliability of canopy photography for forest ecology and biodiversity studies

Ecological Indicators
Understory is a key component of forest biodiversity. The structure of the forest stand and the horizontal composition of the canopy play a major role on the light regime of the understory, which in turn affects the abundance and the diversity of the ...
Anouk von Meijenfeldt, Francesco Chianucci, Francesca Rigo, Jente Ottenburghs, Andreas Hilpold, Marco Mina   +5 more
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Humans and platyrrhines share a pattern of articular variance

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Previous work has identified a pattern of articular shape variation in modern human limb joints, in which convex joint surfaces exhibit constrained variance relative to their more variable concave conarticulars. This pattern is notable given that joint morphogenesis is influenced by local biomechanical environments, which vary substantially ...
Haley Horbaly, Liam Zachary
wiley   +1 more source