For example, crown structure influences light interception and thus the photosynthetic production of the foliage. The cross-sectional area of the water conducting wood, its permeability and its length ...

Forest structures—particularly, the canopy structure—were found to have the ... as ticks thrive in humid climates—and lead to less light reaching the forest floor, which can hinder the ...

Quantifying forest structure parameters ... accurate and precise as the current method widely used. Lidar (or LiDAR: light detection and ranging) is an active remote sensing technology capable ...