3D Remote Sensing Applications in Forest Ecology: Composition, Structure and Function 

 -  MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute  2019 
 - 1 online resource (188 p.) 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> Dear Colleagues, The composition, structure and function of forest ecosystems are the key features characterizing their ecological properties, and can thus be crucially shaped and changed by various biotic and abiotic factors on multiple spatial scales. The magnitude and extent of these changes in recent decades calls for enhanced mitigation and adaption measures. Remote sensing data and methods are the main complementary sources of up-to-date synoptic and objective information of forest ecology. Due to the inherent 3D nature of forest ecosystems, the analysis of 3D sources of remote sensing data is considered to be most appropriate for recreating the forest's compositional, structural and functional dynamics. In this Special Issue of Forests, we published a set of state-of-the-art scientific works including experimental studies, methodological developments and model validations, all dealing with the general topic of 3D remote sensing-assisted applications in forest ecology. We showed applications in forest ecology from a broad collection of method and sensor combinations, including fusion schemes. All in all, the studies and their focuses are as broad as a forest's ecology or the field of remote sensing and, thus, reflect the very diverse usages and directions toward which future research and practice will be directed. 
<br/><br/><br/>Creative Commons 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783039217823 9783039217830 books978-3-03921-783-0 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.3390/books978-3-03921-783-0  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Biology, life sciences
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>3D 3D remote sensing allometric scaling and resource limitation model codispersion coefficient codispersion map composition crowdsourced data diameter at breast height (DBH) digital photogrammetry DSM forest canopy height forest ecology forest fire Fractional cover analysis function google earth engine Google Street View ground validation GSV habitat fragmentation harvester high-voltage power transmission lines imputation interrater agreement kriging Landsat 8 landscape fragmentation Lantana camara laser maximum forest heights measurement error metabolic scale theory missing observations mountainous areas multi-spectral municipal forestry normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) Norway spruce nu SVR optimization point cloud polarimetery product recovery random Hough transform RapidEye spatial noise species identification SPOT-6 SRTMGL1 street trees structure stump diameter stump height terrestrial laser scanner terrestrial laser scanning tree height tree measurement uneven-aged mountainous urban ecology urban forestry ZiYuan-3 stereo images