Managing Forest Ecosystems: Concepts and Case Studies

Maltamo, Matti; Næsset, Erik; Vauhkonen, Jari

Airborne laser scanning (ALS) has emerged as one of the most promising remote sensing technologies to provide data for research and operational applications in a wide range of disciplines related to management of forest ecosystems. This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of the research and application of ALS in a broad range of forest-related disciplines, especially forest inventory and forest ecology. However, this book is more than just a collection of individual contributions – it consists of a well-composed blend of chapters dealing with fundamental methodological issues and contributions reviewing and illustrating the use of ALS within various domains of application. The reviews provide a comprehensive and unique overview of recent research and applications that researchers, students and practitioners in forest remote sensing and forest ecosystem assessment should consider as a useful reference text.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2016-09-18

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9789402406115

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-8663-8

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 464