Detecting trees accurately from terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) point clouds is crucial for processing terrestrial LiDAR data in individual tree analyses. Due to the heterogeneity of savanna ecosystems, our understanding of how various segmentation methods perform on savanna trees remains limited. Therefore,…
Structural changes in savanna trees vary spatially and temporally because of both biotic and abiotic drivers, as well as the complex interactions between them. Given this complexity, it is essential to monitor and quantify woody structural changes in savannas efficiently. We implemented a non-destructive…
Allometric equations are the most common way of assessing Aboveground biomass (AGB) but few exist for savanna ecosystems. The need for the accurate estimation of AGB has triggered an increase in the amount of research towards the 3D quantification of tree architecture through Terrestrial Laser Scanning…
Reliable estimates of savanna vegetation constituents (i.e., woody and herbaceous vegetation) are essential as they are both responders and drivers of global change. The savanna is a highly heterogenous biome with high variability in land cover types while also being very dynamic at both temporal and…
Savannas are heterogeneous ecosystems, composed of varied spatial combinations and proportions of woody and herbaceous vegetation. Most field-based inventory and remote sensing methods fail to account for the lower stratum vegetation (i.e., shrubs and grasses), and are thus underrepresenting the carbon…
Soil erosion by water is a major environmental issue that affects about 70% of South Africa's land surface and leads to significant environmental and economical costs. In the view of soil conservation, erosion caused by natural conditions (e.g., climate, relief, soils) must be considered largely unavoidable,…
Precise forest inventory data are requested by a wide range of users such as scientists, politicians, administrators, forest owners, or the forest industry. One forest inventory parameter of great importance is the forest stem volume (or growing stock volume, GSV). On the one hand, GSV is related to…
Im Rahmen des DFG-Schwerpunktprogramms „Siedlungsentwicklung und Staatenbildung im Tibetischen Himalaya“ wurden Untersuchungen zum Landschaftswandel im Thakkhola (Mustang District, Nepal) durchgeführt. Dies nördlich des Himalaya-Hauptkamms gelegene Einzugsgebiet der Kali Gandaki (≈ 28°45‘N / 83°45‘E)…