Monitoring forest structure to guide adaptive management of forest restoration: a review of remote sensing approaches

Camarretta, Nicolò; Harrison, Peter A.; Bailey, Tanya G.; Potts, Brad M.; Lucieer, Arko; Davidson, Neil J.; Hunt, Mark

doi:10.1007/s11056-019-09754-5

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“…Forest structural complexity has been widely studied (Camarretta et al., 2020; Ishii et al., 2004; McElhinny et al., 2005), but there is less research on tree structural complexity, which was the focus of this study. TLS can provide traditional tree attributes (i.e., DBH, volume, crown dimensions) for characterizing tree structure, but its potential can also be expanded for new attributes.…”

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Understanding 3D structural complexity of individual Scots pine trees with different management history

Saarinen

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Kankare

et al. 2021

Ecology and Evolution

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Forests are the largest terrestrial ecosystem covering one third of the earth's surface area (Roxburgh and Noble, 2013), and they provide a range of services such as carbon uptake (Hardiman et al., 2011), productivity (Puettmann et al., 2015), biodiversity (Fedrowitz et al., 2014), and resilience (Messier et al., 2013). Processes of growth and regeneration are closely related to these services also linking them with forest structure (von Gadow et al., 2012). The current forest structure is a result of tree and stand dynamics affected

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Understanding 3D structural complexity of individual Scots pine trees with different management history

Saarinen

Calders

Kankare

et al. 2021

Ecology and Evolution

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“…These results can be useful to manage C. libani natural and non-natural stands. Afforestation programs by ENM models could be carried out to deal with the expected climate change together with other disciplines such as remote sensing (Camarretta et al 2020).…”

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Effect of climate change on potential distribution of Cedrus libani A. Rich in the twenty-first century: an Ecological Niche Modeling assessment

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“…While we are now able to quantify the structural complexity of forests, we still lack a clear picture of the spatial patterns of structural complexity at the stand level [40]. After identifying the target structural complexity at the stand level, e.g., by taking the structural complexity of an old-growth forest as a reference, it is also crucial to identify the structural characteristics of such a reference that resulted in a given complexity.…”

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Spatial Patterns of Structural Complexity in Differently Managed and Unmanaged Beech-Dominated Forests in Central Europe

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One of the main goals of modern silviculture is to emulate the structural complexity of old-growth forests. In this context, it is of advantage to identify a target state of structural complexity at the stand level and to analyze the spatial characteristics that led to the desired complexity of forest structures in primary forest references. In this study, we used 3D forest scenes captured by terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) to identify spatial patterns of structural complexity of differently managed and unmanaged European forests dominated by beech (Fagus sylvatica L.). We scanned in managed even-aged and uneven-aged stands, as well as in formerly managed forests (National Parks) and primary forests. For three different forest strata, representing the understory, the midstory, and the overstory of a forest stand, we determined the structural complexity mathematically using fractal analysis. Beyond that, we analyzed the density, as well as the horizontal and vertical distribution of plant material. For all three forest strata, we observed differences in structural complexity between the different forest types. Within the lower and middle strata, the investigated primary forests showed a random to regular distribution of plant material, as well as a complex understory structure as a result of pronounced natural decay. Compared to the primary forests, the managed uneven-aged stands showed quite similar spatial patterns of distribution of plant material, but on average a higher space occupation in the lower and middle forest stratum. Our results suggest that single tree or group selection cutting is a useful management tool to imitate old-growth structures of undisturbed beech-dominated forests.

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Monitoring forest structure to guide adaptive management of forest restoration: a review of remote sensing approaches

Cited by 125 publications

References 132 publications

Understanding 3D structural complexity of individual Scots pine trees with different management history

Understanding 3D structural complexity of individual Scots pine trees with different management history

Effect of climate change on potential distribution of Cedrus libani A. Rich in the twenty-first century: an Ecological Niche Modeling assessment

Spatial Patterns of Structural Complexity in Differently Managed and Unmanaged Beech-Dominated Forests in Central Europe

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