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A portable LIDAR system for rapid determination of forest canopy structure.

Published online: 15 Sep 2004

Authors: Parker, G. G. & Harding, D. J. & Berger, M. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The functional characteristics of forests are related to the organization of their canopies. However, understanding the relationship between canopy st...

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Effects of long-term fixed fire regimes on African savanna vegetation biomass, vertical structure and tree stem density.

Published online: 22 Dec 2023

Authors: Singh, J. & Boucher, P. B. & Hockridge, E. G. & Davies, A. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire plays an integral role in shaping the vegetation structure of savanna ecosystems. However, the effects of fire regime characteristics, such as fr...

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Habitat mapping of coastal wetlands using expert knowledge and Earth observation data.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Adamo, M. & Tarantino, C. & Tomaselli, V. & Veronico, G. & Harini Nagendra & Blonda, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Long-term habitat mapping and change detection are essential for the management of coastal wetlands as well as for evaluating the impact of conservati...

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Biodiversity along temperate forest succession.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Hilmers, T. & Friess, N. & Bässler, C. & Heurich, M. & Brandl, R. & Pretzsch, H. & Seidl, R. & Müller, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The successional dynamics of forests-from canopy openings to regeneration, maturation, and decay-influence the amount and heterogeneity of resources a...

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Moving in three dimensions: effects of structural complexity on occurrence and activity of insectivorous bats in managed forest stands.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Jung, K. & Kaiser, S. & Böhm, S. & Nieschulze, J. & Kalko, E. K. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Forest management determines to a large degree the three-dimensional arrangement of the vegetation in production forest systems and hence has an essen...

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Quantifying floristic and structural forest maturity: an attribute-based method for wet eucalypt forests.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Galen, L. G. van & Jordan, G. J. & Musk, R. A. & Beeton, N. J. & Wardlaw, T. J. & Baker, S. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Maintaining developmental heterogeneity of ecological communities within landscapes is crucial for sustainable native forest management. Consequently,...

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Riparian buffers act as microclimatic refugia in oil palm landscapes.

Published online: 21 Apr 2022

Authors: Williamson, J. & Slade, E. M. & Luke, S. H. & Swinfield, T. & Chung, A. Y. C. & Coomes, D. A. & Heroin, H. & Jucker, T. & Lewis, O. T. & Vairappan, C. S. & Rossiter, S. J. & Struebig, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is growing interest in the ecological value of set-aside habitats around rivers in tropical agriculture. These riparian buffers typically compri...

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The long-term impacts of deer herbivory in determining temperate forest stand and canopy structural complexity.

Published online: 29 Apr 2022

Authors: Reed, S. P. & Royo, A. A. & Fotis, A. T. & Knight, K. S. & Flower, C. E. & Curtis, P. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ungulates place immense consumptive pressure on forest vegetation globally, leaving legacies of reduced biodiversity and simplified vegetative structu...

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Unveiling the role of forests in landslide occurrence, recurrence and recovery.

Published online: 27 Nov 2024

Authors: Law YingKi & Lee, C. K. F. & Chan, A. H. Y. & Mak, N. P. L. & Hau, B. C. H. & Wu Jin

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rain-triggered landslides cause significant socioeconomic loss and long-term ecological impact, disrupting topsoil and seed banks and creating unfavou...

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Scottish Government CSA, Mat Williams.

Published online: 06 Dec 2024

Published by: UK, Scottish Government

Content type: Conference slides

This presentation discusses Scotland's approach to environmental monitoring, presenting the Initial Monitoring Framework, funding and infrastructure, ...

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