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Vegetation structure derived from airborne laser scanning to assess species distribution and habitat suitability: The way forward
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SYSNO ASEP 0575509 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Vegetation structure derived from airborne laser scanning to assess species distribution and habitat suitability: The way forward Author(s) Moudrý, Vítězslav (BU-J) SAI, ORCID
Cord, A.F. (DE)
Gábor, L. (CZ)
Laurin, G. V. (IT)
Barták, V. (CZ)
Gdulová, K. (CZ)
Malavasi, M. (CZ)
Rocchini, D. (CZ)
Stereńczak, K. (PL)
Prošek, Jiří (BU-J)
Klápště, P. (CZ)
Wild, Jan (BU-J) RID, ORCIDSource Title Diversity and Distributions. - : Wiley - ISSN 1366-9516
Roč. 29, č. 1 (2023), s. 39-50Number of pages 12 s. Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords habitat heterogeneity ; LiDAR ; pregictors OECD category Ecology R&D Projects GA20-28119S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Method of publishing Open access Institutional support BU-J - RVO:67985939 UT WOS 000876185700001 EID SCOPUS 85141221727 DOI 10.1111/ddi.13644 Annotation Ecosystem structure, especially vertical vegetation struc-ture, is one of the six essential biodiversity variable classes and is an important aspect of habitat heterogeneity, affect-ing species distributions and diversity by providing shelter, foraging, and nesting sites. Point clouds from airborne laser scanning (ALS) can be used to derive such detailed in-formation on vegetation structure. However, public agen-cies usually only provide digital elevation models, which do not provide information on vertical vegetation structure. Calculating vertical structure variables from ALS point clouds requires extensive data processing and remote sensing skills that most ecologists do not have. However, such information on vegetation structure is extremely valuable for many analyses of habitat use and species dis-tribution. We here propose 10 variables that should be easily accessible to researchers and stakeholders through national data portals. In addition, we argue for a consistent selection of variables and their systematic testing, which would allow for continuous improvement of such a list to keep it up-to- date with the latest evidence. This initiative is particularly needed not only to advance ecological and biodiversity research by providing valuable open datasets but also to guide potential users in the face of increasing availability of global vegetation structure products. Workplace Institute of Botany Contact Martina Bartošová, martina.bartosova@ibot.cas.cz, ibot@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 271 015 242 ; Marie Jakšová, marie.jaksova@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 384 721 156-8 Year of Publishing 2024 Electronic address https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13644
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