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Identification and spatial extent of understory plant species requiring vegetation control to ensure tree regeneration in French forests / Noé Dumas in Annals of Forest Science, vol 79 n° 1 (2022)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science > vol 79 n° 1 (2022) . - n° 41 Titre : Identification and spatial extent of understory plant species requiring vegetation control to ensure tree regeneration in French forests Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Noé Dumas, Auteur ; Jean-Luc Dupouey, Auteur ; Jean-Claude Gégout, Auteur ; Vincent Boulanger, Auteur ; Jean-Daniel Bontemps , Auteur ; François Morneau , Auteur ; Marine Dalmasso , Auteur ; Catherine Collet, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Projets : 1-Pas de projet / Article en page(s) : n° 41 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] contrôle de la végétation [Termes IGN] coopérative forestière [Termes IGN] distribution spatiale [Termes IGN] enquête [Termes IGN] France (végétation) [Termes IGN] gestion forestière durable [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier national (données France) [Termes IGN] Molinia caerulea [Termes IGN] propriétaire forestier [Termes IGN] Pteridium aquilinum [Termes IGN] régénération (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] Rubus fruticosus [Termes IGN] sous-bois [Vedettes matières IGN] Inventaire forestier Résumé : (auteur) Key message: Fifteen species are most susceptible to require vegetation control during tree regeneration in the range of our study. Among these 15 species, Rubus fruticosus, Pteridium aquilinum, and Molinia caerulea cover each more than 300,000 ha of open-canopy forests. Context: Vegetation control, i.e., the reduction of competitive species cover, is often required to promote tree seedling establishment during the forest regeneration stage. The necessity to control understory vegetation largely depends on the species to be controlled. In order to plan forest renewal operations, it is critical to identify which species require vegetation control during the regeneration stage and to quantify the forest area affected by these species. Aims: We aimed at identifying the main species requiring vegetation control and at estimating the forest area they cover at the national level. Methods: Using National Forest Inventory data, we created four indicators based on two levels of plant cover, cross-referenced with two levels of canopy opening, and compared them to the outcome of a survey of forest manager practices. Results: The best indicator was the one that represented the proportion of forests with open canopy where the species was present with a large cover in the understory. In non-Mediterranean France, according to the indicator, a total of 15 species were found to frequently require vegetation control during the tree regeneration stage. Pteridium aquilinum, Molinia caerulea, and Rubus fruticosus were the main species, and each covered more than 300,000 ha of forest with open canopies, representing about 13% of the total forest area with open canopies outside of the Mediterranean area. Conclusions: Forests covered by species requiring vegetation control according to forest managers represent a large share of the forest area undergoing regeneration. This study provides the first list of species that require vegetation control based on a methodological protocol that makes it possible to calculate the area associated with each species. Numéro de notice : A2022-730 Affiliation des auteurs : LIF+Ext (2020- ) Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1186/s13595-022-01160-w Date de publication en ligne : 22/09/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-022-01160-w Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101681 [article]

The contribution of understorey vegetation to ecosystem evapotranspiration in boreal and temperate forests: a literature review and analysis / Philippe Balandier in European Journal of Forest Research, vol 141 n° 6 (December 2022)  

Public [article]  inEuropean Journal of Forest Research > vol 141 n° 6 (December 2022) . - pp 979 - 997 Titre : The contribution of understorey vegetation to ecosystem evapotranspiration in boreal and temperate forests: a literature review and analysis Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Philippe Balandier, Auteur ; Rémy Gobin, Auteur ; Bernard Prévosto, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : pp 979 - 997 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] bilan hydrique [Termes IGN] écosystème forestier [Termes IGN] évapotranspiration [Termes IGN] forêt boréale [Termes IGN] forêt tempérée [Termes IGN] gestion forestière [Termes IGN] Leaf Area Index [Termes IGN] phénologie [Termes IGN] sous-bois [Termes IGN] sous-étage [Termes IGN] structure d'un peuplement forestier [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) In the context of increasing heat periods and recurrence of droughts, and thus higher soil water depletion, we explored and quantified the role of understorey vegetation in ecosystem evapotranspiration in boreal and temperate forests. We reviewed and analysed about 200 papers that explicitly gave figures of understorey vegetation evapotranspiration relative to different stand features and traits. Understorey vegetation accounted on average for one-third of total ecosystem evapotranspiration during the growing season. Overstorey leaf area index (LAI) is the main variable that drives understorey evapotranspiration through radiation interception. Most data show that below an overstorey LAI of 2–3, the contribution of the understorey vegetation to ecosystem evapotranspiration increases exponentially, following the exponential increase of the climatic demand, i.e. potential evapotranspiration. Different factors have the potential to modulate this effect such as species composition and phenology, root distribution, and interaction with droughts. Consequently, managers must be aware that depending on understorey species present on site and stand structure, understorey vegetation can contribute significantly to a negative stand water balance. Numéro de notice : A2022-857 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1007/s10342-022-01505-0 Date de publication en ligne : 10/10/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-022-01505-0 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102108 [article]

Towards low vegetation identification: A new method for tree crown segmentation from LiDAR data based on a symmetrical structure detection algorithm (SSD) / Langning Huo in Remote sensing of environment, vol 270 (March 2022)  

Public [article]  inRemote sensing of environment > vol 270 (March 2022) . - n° 112857 Titre : Towards low vegetation identification: A new method for tree crown segmentation from LiDAR data based on a symmetrical structure detection algorithm (SSD) Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Langning Huo, Auteur ; Eva Lindberg, Auteur ; Johan Holmgren, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 112857 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Lasergrammétrie [Termes IGN] diamètre à hauteur de poitrine [Termes IGN] données lidar [Termes IGN] données localisées 3D [Termes IGN] forêt boréale [Termes IGN] hauteur à la base du houppier [Termes IGN] houppier [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier étranger (données) [Termes IGN] segmentation [Termes IGN] semis de points [Termes IGN] sous-bois [Termes IGN] sous-étage [Termes IGN] strate végétale [Termes IGN] structure d'un peuplement forestier [Termes IGN] Suède Résumé : (auteur) Obtaining low vegetation data is important in order to quantify the structural characteristics of a forest. Dense three-dimensional (3D) laser scanning data can provide information on the vertical profile of a forest. However, most studies have focused on the dominant and subdominant layers of the forest, while few studies have tried to delineate the low vegetation. To address this issue, we propose a framework for individual tree crown (ITC) segmentation from laser data that focuses on both overstory and understory trees. The framework includes 1) a new algorithm (SSD) for 3D ITC segmentation of dominant trees, by detecting the symmetrical structure of the trees, and 2) removing points of dominant trees and mean shift clustering of the low vegetation. The framework was tested on a boreal forest in Sweden and the performance was compared 1) between plots with different stem density levels, vertical complexities, and tree species composition, and 2) using airborne laser scanning (ALS) data, terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data, and merged ALS and TLS data (ALS + TLS data). The proposed framework achieved detection rates of 0.87 (ALS + TLS), 0.86 (TLS), and 0.76 (ALS) when validated with field-inventory data (of trees with a diameter at breast height ≥ 4 cm). When validating the estimated number of understory trees by visual interpretation, the framework achieved 19%, 21%, and 39% root-mean-square error values with ALS + TLS, TLS, and ALS data, respectively. These results show that the SSD algorithm can successfully separate laser points of overstory and understory trees, ensuring the detection and segmentation of low vegetation in forest. The proposed framework can be used with both ALS and TLS data, and achieve ITC segmentation for forests with various structural attributes. The results also illustrate the potential of using ALS data to delineate low vegetation. Numéro de notice : A2022-127 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.rse.2021.112857 Date de publication en ligne : 03/01/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2021.112857 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=99707 [article]

Shrub biomass estimates in former burnt areas using Sentinel 2 images processing and classification / Jose Aranha in Forests, vol 11 n° 5 (May 2020)  

Public [article]  inForests > vol 11 n° 5 (May 2020) . - 19 p. Titre : Shrub biomass estimates in former burnt areas using Sentinel 2 images processing and classification Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Jose Aranha, Auteur ; Teresa Enes, Auteur ; Ana Calvão, Auteur ; Hélder Viana, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : 19 p. Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de télédétection [Termes IGN] arbuste [Termes IGN] biomasse [Termes IGN] classification dirigée [Termes IGN] gestion forestière [Termes IGN] image proche infrarouge [Termes IGN] image RVB [Termes IGN] image Sentinel-MSI [Termes IGN] incendie de forêt [Termes IGN] modèle de croissance végétale [Termes IGN] Normalized Difference Vegetation Index [Termes IGN] Portugal [Termes IGN] signature spectrale [Termes IGN] sous-bois [Termes IGN] système d'information géographique [Termes IGN] zone sinistrée Résumé : (auteur) Shrubs growing in former burnt areas play two diametrically opposed roles. On the one hand, they protect the soil against erosion, promote rainwater infiltration, carbon sequestration and support animal life. On the other hand, after the shrubs’ density reaches a particular size for the canopy to touch and the shrubs’ biomass accumulates more than 10 Mg ha−1, they create the necessary conditions for severe wild fires to occur and spread. The creation of a methodology suitable to identify former burnt areas and to track shrubs’ regrowth within these areas in a regular and a multi temporal basis would be beneficial. The combined use of geographical information systems (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) supported by dedicated land survey and field work for data collection has been identified as a suitable method to manage these tasks. The free access to Sentinel images constitutes a valuable tool for updating the GIS project and for the monitoring of regular shrubs’ accumulated biomass. Sentinel 2 VIS-NIR images are suitable to classify rural areas (overall accuracy = 79.6% and Cohen’s K = 0.754) and to create normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) images to be used in association to allometric equations for the shrubs’ biomass estimation (R2 = 0.8984, p-value Numéro de notice : A2020-654 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/f11050555 Date de publication en ligne : 14/05/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/f11050555 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=96116 [article]

Testing the generality of below-ground biomass allometry across plant functional types / Keryn I. Paul in Forest ecology and management, vol 432 (15 January 2019)  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 432 (15 January 2019) . - pp 102 - 114 Titre : Testing the generality of below-ground biomass allometry across plant functional types Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Keryn I. Paul, Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Article en page(s) : pp 102 - 114 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation [Termes IGN] Acacia (genre) [Termes IGN] allométrie [Termes IGN] arbuste [Termes IGN] Australie [Termes IGN] biomasse souterraine [Termes IGN] bois sur pied [Termes IGN] diamètre des arbres [Termes IGN] écosystème forestier [Termes IGN] Eucalyptus (genre) [Termes IGN] forêt tropicale [Termes IGN] modèle fonctionnel [Termes IGN] Pinus radiata [Termes IGN] puits de carbone [Termes IGN] sous-bois Résumé : (auteur) Accurate quantification of below-ground biomass (BGB) of woody vegetation is critical to understanding ecosystem function and potential for climate change mitigation from sequestration of biomass carbon. We compiled 2054 measurements of planted and natural individual tree and shrub biomass from across different regions of Australia (arid shrublands to tropical rainforests) to develop allometric models for prediction of BGB. We found that the relationship between BGB and stem diameter was generic, with a simple power-law model having a BGB prediction efficiency of 72–93% for four broad plant functional types: (i) shrubs and Acacia trees, (ii) multi-stemmed mallee eucalypts, (iii) other trees of relatively high wood density, and; (iv) a species of relatively low wood density, Pinus radiata D. Don. There was little improvement in accuracy of model prediction by including variables (e.g. climatic characteristics, stand age or management) in addition to stem diameter alone. We further assessed the generality of the plant functional type models across 11 contrasting stands where data from whole-plot excavation of BGB were available. The efficiency of model prediction of stand-based BGB was 93%, with a mean absolute prediction error of only 6.5%, and with no improvements in validation results when species-specific models were applied. Given the high prediction performance of the generalised models, we suggest that additional costs associated with the development of new species-specific models for estimating BGB are only warranted when gains in accuracy of stand-based predictions are justifiable, such as for a high-biomass stand comprising only one or two dominant species. However, generic models based on plant functional type should not be applied where stands are dominated by species that are unusual in their morphology and unlikely to conform to the generalised plant functional group models. Numéro de notice : A2019-003 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.08.043 Date de publication en ligne : 15/09/2018 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.08.043 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=91596 [article]

Responses of the structure and function of the understory plant communities to precipitation reduction across forest ecosystems in Germany / Katja Felsmann in Annals of Forest Science, vol 75 n° 1 (March 2018)  

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Waste heaps left by historical Zn-Pb ore mining are hotspots of species diversity of beech forest understory vegetation / Marcin W. Woch in Science of the total environment, vol 599 - 600 (December 2017)  

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Mapping the height and spatial cover of features beneath the forest canopy at small-scales using airborne scanning discrete return Lidar / Matthew Sumnall in ISPRS Journal of photogrammetry and remote sensing, vol 133 (November 2017)  

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Multi-model estimation of understorey shrub, herb and moss cover in temperate forest stands by laser scanner data / Hooman Latifi in Forestry, an international journal of forest research, vol 90 n° 4 (October 2017)  

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Image matching as a data source for forest inventory – Comparison of semi-global matching and next-generation automatic terrain extraction algorithms in a typical managed boreal forest environment / Mari Kukkonen in International journal of applied Earth observation and geoinformation, vol 60 (August 2017)  

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Vertical stratification of forest canopy for segmentation of understory trees within small-footprint airborne LiDAR point clouds / Hamid Hamraz in ISPRS Journal of photogrammetry and remote sensing, vol 130 (August 2017)  

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Assessment of the impacts of climate change on Mediterranean terrestrial ecosystems based on data from field experiments and long-term monitored field gradients in Catalonia / Josep Peñuelas in Environmental and Experimental Botany, vol (May 2017)  

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Ecological functions of vegetation as potentials of ecosystem services (floodplain alder forest in the Tríbeč microregion) / Pavol Eliáš in Journal of forest science, vol 63 n° 3 (October 2015)  

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A hybrid genetic algorithm with local optimiser improves calibration of a vegetation change cellular automata model / Rachel Whitsed in International journal of geographical information science IJGIS, vol 31 n° 3-4 (March-April 2017)  

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Generalized terrain topography in radar scattering models / Mariko S. Burgin in IEEE Transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, vol 54 n° 7 (July 2016)  

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