Fuelwood extraction intensity drives compensatory regrowth in African savanna communal lands
Humans and vegetation are co-adapted in high wood use areas of African savanna.
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Land Degradation and Development
Published in 2018
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Airborne Taxonomic Mapping System (AToMS)
The most recent and technologically advanced instrument and computing package for GAO is called AToMS, or Airborne Taxonomic Mapping System.
AToMS has four integrated sensing technologies: (i) High Fidelity Visible-Shortwave Infrared (VSWIR) Imaging Spectrometer; (ii) Dual-laser, waveform Light Detection and Ranging (wLiDAR) Scanner, (iii) High-resolution Visible-to-Near Infrared (VNIR) Imaging Spectrometer, and (iv) High-resolution Digital Imaging Camera.
AToMS is now in its fourth generation configuration, with advances in all sensors. It can map features on the Earth’s surface in three dimensions, including all terrestrial ecosystems and the human-built environment. AToMS can also image coral reefs and other aquatic habitats with spectral detail.
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The cost and distribution of forest conservation for national emissions reductions
Avoided forest degradation is essential to cost-effective carbon-climate policies
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Global Environmental Change
Published in 2018
Effect of microsite quality and species composition on tree growth: a semi-empirical modeling approach
Microsite conditions strongly influence growth of restored forests in Panama
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Forest Ecology and Management
Published in 2018