Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) has advantages in detecting individual trees because it can obtain information on the vertical structure and even on the lower layers. However, the current methods still cannot detect understory well, because the small trees are often clumped together and overlapped by large trees. To fill this gap, a two-stage n...
This study utilizes forest inventory and climate attributes as the basis for estimating models of wildfire risk and associated biomass loss (tree mortality) and then demonstrates how they can be applied in calculating CO2 emissions related to the incidence of wildfires from U.S. forests. First, we use the full set of over 150,000 FIA plots of natio...
Sen2-Agri is a software system that was developed to facilitate the use of multi-temporal satellite data for crop classification with a random forest (RF) classifier in an operational setting. It automatically ingests and processes Sentinel-2 and LandSat 8 images. Our goal was to provide practitioners with recommendations for the best sample size a...
Available for download in both English and Vietnamese / This report aims to identify forest carbon potential, review relevant policies, and explore opportunities and challenges for Vietnam to develop and operate a forest carbon market. The report also provides recommendations for Vietnam and other stakeholders on developing effective, efficient and...
Sacred groves are community-conserved forests that are protected for cultural reasons. Many also serve a biological conservation value because they harbour a high diversity of species and provide ecosystem services such as watershed values, carbon sequestration, pollination, and seed banks. India has an estimated 100,000 sacred groves. Research con...
Published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Introduction Nitrogen (N) gradient studies in some cases use N deposition in throughfall as measure of N deposition to forests. For evaluating critical loads of N, however, information on total N deposition is required, i.e., the sum of estimates of dry, wet and occult deposition. Methods The present paper collects a number of studies in Europe whe...
Published in Frontiers in Plant Science
Chlorophyll a fluorescence (ChF) signal analysis has become a widely used and rapid, non-invasive technique to study the photosynthetic process under stress conditions. It monitors plant responses to various environmental factors affecting plants under experimental and field conditions. Thus, it enables extensive research in ecology and benefits fo...
Forests, trees, and agroforestry (FTA) are ecosystem hotspots. They exemplify the contributions of biodiversity to sustainable and resilient landscapes, green circular economy and to sustainable agriculture and food systems for healthy diets. However, most research on these topics have been performed separately and lack comparison. The Internationa...
Published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Creating strategic forest reserves is essential for stemming the loss of biodiversity and contributing to climate mitigation and adaptation. Meeting preservation targets of 30% protection by 2030, and 50% by 2050 would lead to greater protection of animal taxa and tree species habitat, carbon stocks and accumulation, and forests that are important ...
The digital forum is hosted jointly by the Global Landscapes Forum and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Dr. Mounir Louhaichi was invited to contribute to the FAO-GLF Digital Forum. He provided a live professional presentation on the beneficial role of extensive grazing for the restoration of dryland ecosystems wher...
