Forest dynamics across temporal and spatial scales
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The research conducted in this dissertation is focused on understanding different aspects of forest degradation and regeneration in the tropics. Similar to the multiple spatial and temporal scales this topic encompasses, the studies described in this dissertation encompass spatial scales ranging from as large as the Brazilian Amazon to as small as an individual leaf and temporal scales ranging from one-minute micro-climate measurements to multi-decadal remote sensing analyses. The causes and effects of forest degradation are numerous and require methods and concepts crossing traditional disciplinary boundaries. Likewise, this dissertation incorporates varied methods and concepts as required to understand forest dynamics within different study systems. The core of this dissertation is the development and integration of new remote sensing methods. In this theme, I use a variety of remote sensors, including satellite based Landsat and Quickbird sensors and the Carnegie Airborne Observatory (CAO) -- which integrates airborne LiDAR with hyperspectral imagery. I also include a study (chapter 5) focusing specifically on issues related to forest dynamics following swidden agricultural abandonment.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2012 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Broadbent, Eben North |
|---|---|
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Biology |
| Primary advisor | Asner, Gregory P |
| Primary advisor | Field, Christopher |
| Thesis advisor | Asner, Gregory P |
| Thesis advisor | Field, Christopher |
| Thesis advisor | Dirzo, Rodolfo |
| Thesis advisor | Vitousek, Peter Morrison |
| Advisor | Dirzo, Rodolfo |
| Advisor | Vitousek, Peter Morrison |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Eben North Broadbent. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Biology. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2012. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2012 by Eben North Broadbent
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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