Assessing canopy height and aboveground biomass dynamics in Southwestern Nigeria using GEDI LiDAR

From plot to region: canopy height-mediated mangrove aboveground biomass mapping by synergizing UAV-LiDAR and multi-source satellite data

Introduction Mangroves are critical coastal blue carbon ecosystems, yet regional-scale mapping of aboveground biomass (AGB) remains challenging because of the limited availability of field measurements. Methods To address this limitation, we developed a hierarchical structural-spectral upscaling framework in the Guangx...

Forest Aboveground Biomass in the Annapurna Region, Himalaya, Derived From Ground-Based and Spaceborne Laser Scanning

Mountain forests encompass heterogeneous environmental conditions and are potentially highly dynamic because of climatic and socioeconomic changes. Although mountain forests are often difficult to access, spaceborne monitoring approaches offer new opportunities for assessing key forest characteristics at high spatial a...

Estimation of Mangrove Aboveground Carbon Using Integrated UAV-LiDAR and Satellite Data

RGB-Derived Canopy Height Models for Riparian Woody Vegetation Monitoring Using Depth Anything V2

Rivers and riparian zones support a variety of woody plant species and play an important role in riverine ecosystems and fluvial processes. Rapid establishment of herbaceous and woody vegetation occurs in unvegetated river channels, mainly because of dam construction and hydrological alterations. However, repeated moni...

Application of UAV-LiDAR Data for Assessing Forest Canopy Height Variations Across Forest Types and Topography

Understanding forest canopy height (H) variations across different forest types and topographic conditions is essential for sustainable forest management; however, quantitative information on how H varies among forest types and responds to topographic factors remains limited. This study investigated H variations among...

GEDI canopy cover assessment using airborne LiDAR across eco-climate regions of the United States

Information about woody plant density and canopy cover is central to our definition of terrestrial ecosystem types and crucial for understanding ecosystem state, dynamics, biogeochemical processes, and biodiversity. The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) LiDAR on the International Space Station (ISS) sample...