Individual-Based Models and Scaling Methods for Ecological Forestry: Implications of Tree Phenotypic Plasticity

Linking forest shade tolerance and soil moisture in North America

“…These self-organisation processes are driven by individual tree competition and physiological and morphological plasticity, that result in the development of complicated macroscopic patterns at the landscape level (Strigul et al, 2008;Strigul, 2012). Understanding relationships between observed forest characteristics and edaphic factors is essential to our ability to predict outcomes of environmental changes.…”

Efficient three-dimensional reconstruction of aquatic vegetation geometry: Estimating morphological parameters influencing hydrodynamic drag

“…The pneumatophore center was calculated as the mean location of all points within a cluster, and the pneumatophore was approximated by eight circular sectors radiating from this center. Similar slice-sector geometry has previously been used in spatially explicit, individual-based simulations of forest growth Strigul, 2012). For each pneumatophore, a single stem diameter was calculated as twice the mean of the M A N U S C R I P T…”

Individual Tree Detection from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Derived Canopy Height Model in an Open Canopy Mixed Conifer Forest

“…information on tree-level attributes, such as tree counts, tree heights, crown base heights and diameter at breast height (DBH) are essential for monitoring forest regeneration, quantitative analysis of forest structure and dynamics, and evaluating forest damage [3][4][5][6]. However, as several forest study areas are vast and not easily accessible, with a plethora of tree species with varying shapes and sizes, a cost-effective and accurate method to acquire forest attributes such as tree density (tree/ha), and tree characteristics such as height (Ht), basal area (BA), and stem volume (V) are essential to management and conservation activities [7].…”