🌲#ForestStructuralComplexity and #TreeDiversity inherently facilitate mutual reinforcement in natural forests, but confounding factors like #CanopyHeight and #StandDensity may mask this relationship.

#LiDAR | #Disturbance | #LightCompetition

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf152

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Canopy height and #StandDensity mask nature’s inherent synergy between #ForestStructuralComplexity and diversity

#TreeDiversity | #CanopyHeight | #LiDAR | #Disturbance | #LightCompetition

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf152

PyForestScan: A Python library for calculating forest structural metrics from lidar point cloud data

Percival et al., (2025). PyForestScan: A Python library for calculating forest structural metrics from lidar point cloud data. Journal of Open Source Software, 10(106), 7314, https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.07314

Journal of Open Source Software
Using Artificial Intelligence to Map the Earth’s Forests - Meta Sustainability

An open source, global canopy height dataset and a foundational AI model for a more accountable carbon market.

Meta Sustainability