Assessing fire effects on forest spatial structure using a fusion of Landsat and airborne LiDAR data in Yosemite National Park

Mosaics of tree clumps and openings are characteristic of forests dominated by frequent, low- and moderate-severity fires. When restoring these fire-suppressed forests, managers often try to reproduce these structures to increase ecosystem resilience. We examined unburned and burned forest structure...

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Published in:	Remote sensing of environment Vol. 151; pp. 89 - 101
Main Authors:	Kane, Van R., North, Malcolm P., Lutz, James A., Churchill, Derek J., Roberts, Susan L., Smith, Douglas F., McGaughey, Robert J., Kane, Jonathan T., Brooks, Matthew L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Inc 01.08.2014
Subjects:	Abies concolor Abies magnifica Canopies canopy gaps Clumps ecological resilience fire regime Fire severity Fires Forest management forest restoration Forest structure forest types Forests Gaps Historic Landsat LiDAR managers national parks Pinus lambertiana Pinus ponderosa Relativized differenced Normalized Burn Ratio (RdNBR) remote sensing Sierra Nevada Tree clumps Trees United States USA United States Tree clumps Forest structure Pinus ponderosa LiDAR Sierra Nevada Relativized differenced Normalized Burn Ratio (RdNBR) Abies magnifica Fire severity Abies concolor Gaps Pinus lambertiana
ISSN:	0034-4257, 1879-0704
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