The contribution of understorey vegetation (UVEG) to forest ecosystem biomass and carbon (C) across diverse forest types has, to date, eluded quantification at regional and national scales. Efforts to quantify UVEG C have been limited to field-intensive studies or broad-scale modelling approaches lacking field measurements. Although large-scale inventories of UVEG C are not common, speciesand c...

Predation by nonnative fishes has reduced abundance and increased extinction risk for amphibian populations worldwide. Although rare, fish and palatable amphibians have been observed to coexist where aquatic vegetation and structural complexity provide suitable refugia. We examined whether larval Long-toed Salamanders (Ambystoma macrodactylum Baird, 1850) increased use of vegetation cover in la...

Title of thesis: TESTING FOR OPTIMAL LARGE-SCALE VEGETATION PROPERTIES FOR MAXIMUM TERRESTRIAL PRODUCTIVITY AND QUANTIFYING FUTURE UNCERTAINTY OF VEGETATION RESPONSE TO ANTICIPATED CLIMATE CHANGE Ryan Pavlick Master of Arts, 2007 Thesis directed by: Dr. Axel Kleidon Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry In this study, I present a new approach to quantifying a range of uncertainty associated ...

Increasing global human population and per-capita food consumption are expected to exacerbate the already massive agricultural footprint in tropical ecosystems. Madagascar is home to exceptional levels of biodiversity and is in the midst of severe land-use change, mostly driven by slash-and-burn, smallholder agriculture. Understanding the consequences of these agricultural practices for Malagas...

Abstract Vegetation community complexity is a critical factor influencing terrestrial ecosystem stability. China, the country leading world in vegetation greening resulting from human activities, has experienced dramatic changes composition during past 30 years. However, how China's varies spatially and temporally remains unclear. Here, we examined spatial pattern of its temporal 1980s to 2015 ...

This study explores the connections between vegetation cover change, environmental stewardship, and building footprint change in New York City neighborhoods from the years 2000 to 2010. We use a mixed-methods multidisciplinary approach to analyze spatially explicit social and ecological data. Most neighborhoods lost vegetation during the study period. Neighborhoods that gained vegetation tended...

• Unmanned aerial systems assist to characterize vegetation complexity. Common rules that shape workflows applied in UAS-based studies can be identified. Proposed framework allows design surveys according its purpose. Crucial are knowledge of the phenomenon and choice UAS, resolution model. Proper UAS survey minimizes efforts while maximizing quality. Ecosystem complexity is among important dri...