Detecting successional changes in tropical forest structure using GatorEye drone-borne lidar

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dc.contributor.authorde Almeida, Danilo Roberti Alves
dc.contributor.authorZambrano, Angelica Maria Almeyda
dc.contributor.authorBroadbent, Eben North
dc.contributor.authorWendt, Amanda L.
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Paul
dc.contributor.authorWilkinson, Benjamin E.
dc.contributor.authorSalk, Carl
dc.contributor.authorPapa, Daniel de Almeida
dc.contributor.authorStark, Scott Christopher
dc.contributor.authorValbuena, Ruben
dc.contributor.authorGorgens, Eric Bastos
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Carlos Alberto
dc.contributor.authorBrancalion, Pedro Henrique Santin
dc.contributor.authorFagan, Matthew E.
dc.contributor.authorMeli, Paula
dc.contributor.authorChazdon, Robin
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-10T17:44:30Z
dc.date.available2022-06-10T17:44:30Z
dc.date.issued2020-07-30
dc.description.abstractDrone-based remote sensing is a promising new technology that combines the benefits of ground-based and satellite-derived forest monitoring by collecting fine-scale data over relatively large areas in a cost-effective manner. Here, we explore the potential of the GatorEye drone-lidar system to monitor tropical forest succession by canopy structural attributes including canopy height, spatial heterogeneity, gap fraction, leaf area density (LAD) vertical distribution, canopy Shannon index (an index of LAD), leaf area index (LAI), and understory LAI. We focus on these variables’ relationship to aboveground biomass (AGB) stocks and species diversity. In the Caribbean lowlands of northeastern Costa Rica, we analyze nine tropical forests stands (seven second-growth and two old-growth). Stands were relatively homogenous in terms of canopy height and spatial heterogeneity, but not in their gap fraction. Neither species density nor tree community Shannon diversity index was significantly correlated with the canopy Shannon index. Canopy height, LAI, and AGB did not show a clear pattern as a function of forest age. However, gap fraction and spatial heterogeneity increased with forest age, whereas understory LAI decreased with forest age. Canopy height was strongly correlated with AGB. The heterogeneous mosaic created by successional forest patches across human-managed tropical landscapes can now be better characterized. Drone-lidar systems offer the opportunity to improve assessment of forest recovery and develop general mechanistic carbon sequestration models that can be rapidly deployed to specific sites, an essential step for monitoring progress within the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipD. Almeida and P. Meli were supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation (#2018/21338-3, #2019/14697-0, and #2016/00052-9). Long-term data on vegetation dynamics in NE Costa Rica was funded by grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, NSF DEB-0424767, NSF DEB0639393, NSF DEB-1147429, NASA Terrestrial Ecology Program, the University of Connecticut Research Foundation, and the Primer Canje de Deuda por Naturaleza EE.UU. - C.R. We also thank the Organization for Tropical Studies La Selva Biological Station for logistical support during this study. The McIntire-Stennis program provided funding in support of the development of the GatorEye UFL. Eric Gorgens was supported by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - Process 403297/2016-8.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/btp.12814en_US
dc.format.extent31 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.genrepostprintsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2gxhf-ryv4
dc.identifier.citationde Almeida, DRA, Almeyda Zambrano, AM, Broadbent, EN, et al. Detecting successional changes in tropical forest structure using GatorEye drone-borne lidar. Biotropica. 2020; 52: 1155– 1167. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12814en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12814
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/24894
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
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dc.rightsThis is the peer reviewed version of the following article: de Almeida, DRA, Almeyda Zambrano, AM, Broadbent, EN, et al. Detecting successional changes in tropical forest structure using GatorEye drone-borne lidar. Biotropica. 2020; 52: 1155– 1167. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12814, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12814. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.en_US
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dc.titleDetecting successional changes in tropical forest structure using GatorEye drone-borne lidaren_US
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