Characterization of Canopy Layering in Forested Ecosystems Using Full Waveform Lidar

dc.contributor.authorWhitehurst, Amanda S.
dc.contributor.authorSwatantran, Anu
dc.contributor.authorBlair, J. Bryan
dc.contributor.authorHofton, Michelle A.
dc.contributor.authorDubayah, Ralph
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-30T18:18:05Z
dc.date.available2024-01-30T18:18:05Z
dc.date.issued2013-04-22
dc.description.abstractCanopy structure, the vertical distribution of canopy material, is an important element of forest ecosystem dynamics and habitat preference. Although vertical stratification, or “canopy layering,” is a basic characterization of canopy structure for research and forest management, it is difficult to quantify at landscape scales. In this paper we describe canopy structure and develop methodologies to map forest vertical stratification in a mixed temperate forest using full-waveform lidar. Two definitions—one categorical and one continuous—are used to map canopy layering over Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire with lidar data collected in 2009 by NASA’s Laser Vegetation Imaging Sensor (LVIS). The two resulting canopy layering datasets describe variation of canopy layering throughout the forest and show that layering varies with terrain elevation and canopy height. This information should provide increased understanding of vertical structure variability and aid habitat characterization and other forest management activities.
dc.description.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/rs5042014
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/dspace/d5bz-ccgi
dc.identifier.citationWhitehurst, A.S.; Swatantran, A.; Blair, J.B.; Hofton, M.A.; Dubayah, R. Characterization of Canopy Layering in Forested Ecosystems Using Full Waveform Lidar. Remote Sens. 2013, 5, 2014-2036.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/31614
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.isAvailableAtCollege of Behavioral & Social Sciencesen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGeographyen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, MD)en_us
dc.subjectlidar
dc.subjectvertical structure
dc.subjectcanopy layering
dc.subjectNew Hampshire
dc.titleCharacterization of Canopy Layering in Forested Ecosystems Using Full Waveform Lidar
dc.typeArticle
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