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Climate and ungulate browsing impair regeneration dynamics in spruce-fir-beech forests in the French Alps / Mithila Unkule in Annals of Forest Science, vol 79 n° 1 (2022)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science > vol 79 n° 1 (2022) . - n° 11 Titre : Climate and ungulate browsing impair regeneration dynamics in spruce-fir-beech forests in the French Alps Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Mithila Unkule, Auteur ; Christian Piedallu, Auteur ; Philippe Balandier, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 11 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] Abies alba [Termes IGN] Alpes (France) [Termes IGN] Cervidae [Termes IGN] Fagus sylvatica [Termes IGN] faune locale [Termes IGN] hauteur des arbres [Termes IGN] humidité du sol [Termes IGN] Jura, massif du [Termes IGN] Picea abies [Termes IGN] placette d'échantillonnage [Termes IGN] régénération (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] sécheresse [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) Key message: Different components of water balance and temperature reduce density and height growth of saplings of Picea abies (L.) H. Karst (Norway spruce), Abies alba Mill. (silver fir) and Fagus sylvatica L. (European beech) in mixed uneven-aged forests in the French Alps and Jura mountains. Ungulate browsing is an additional pressure on fir and beech that could jeopardise the renewal of these species in the future. Context: The uncertainty in tree recruitment rates raises questions about the factors affecting regeneration processes in forests. Factors such as climate, light, competition and ungulate browsing pressure may play an important role in determining regeneration, forest structures and thus future forest composition. Aims: The objective of this study was to quantify sapling densities and height increments of spruce, fir and beech and to identify dominant environmental variables influencing them in mixed uneven-aged forests in the French Alps and Jura mountains. Methods: Sapling height increment and density were recorded in 152 plots, and non-linear mixed models were obtained to establish relations between them and environmental factors known to affect regeneration, namely altitude, slope, aspect, canopy openness, soil characteristics, temperature, precipitation and ungulate browsing. Results: Regeneration density, varying from 0 to 7 saplings per m 2, decreased with sapling height and was also negatively affected for spruce by PET, but positively for fir by precipitation and for beech by mean annual soil water content. Height increment reached up to 50 cm annually, increasing with sapling height and canopy openness and decreasing under high maximum summer temperatures for spruce and beech. The statistical effect of different environmental variables varied slightly among species but trends were quite similar. Additionally, ungulate browsing was high, with fir being the most intensely browsed, followed closely by beech, while spruce was rarely browsed. Conclusions: All these results suggest that more temperature warming and a decrease in water availability could negatively impact sapling growth and density in the three species, with possible reduction of forest renewal fluxes. The observed increase of ungulate populations leading to increased browsing could be particularly detrimental to fir saplings. Numéro de notice : A2022-509 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1186/s13595-022-01126-y Date de publication en ligne : 23/03/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-022-01126-y Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101045 [article]

Potentials and limitations of NFIs and remote sensing in the assessment of harvest rates: a reply to Breidenbach et al. / Guido Ceccherini in Annals of Forest Science, vol 79 n° 1 (2022)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science > vol 79 n° 1 (2022) . - n° 31 Titre : Potentials and limitations of NFIs and remote sensing in the assessment of harvest rates: a reply to Breidenbach et al. Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Guido Ceccherini, Auteur ; Grégory Duveiller, Auteur ; Giacomo Grassi, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 31 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de télédétection [Termes IGN] analyse comparative [Termes IGN] exploitation forestière [Termes IGN] Finlande [Termes IGN] foresterie [Termes IGN] image Landsat [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier étranger (données) [Termes IGN] placette d'échantillonnage [Termes IGN] récolte de bois [Termes IGN] ressources forestières [Termes IGN] Suède [Termes IGN] surface forestière [Termes IGN] Union Européenne Résumé : (auteur) The timely and accurate monitoring of forest resources is becoming of increasing importance in light of the multi-functionality of these ecosystems and their increasing vulnerability to climate change. Remote sensing observations of tree cover and systematic ground observations from National Forest Inventories (NFIs) represent the two major sources of information to assess forest area and use. The specificity of two methods is calling for an in-depth analysis of their strengths and weaknesses and for the design of novel methods emerging from the integration of satellite and surface data. On this specific debate, a recent paper by Breidenbach et al. published in this journal suggests that the detection of a recent increase in EU forest harvest rate—as reported in Nature by Ceccherini et al.—is largely due to technical limitations of satellite-based mapping. The article centers on the difficulty of the approaches to estimate wood harvest based on remote sensing. However, it does not discuss issues with the robustness of validation approaches solely based on NFIs. Here we discuss the use of plot data as a validation set for remote sensing products, discussing potentials and limitations of both NFIs and remote sensing, and how they can be used synergistically. Finally, we highlight the need to collect in situ data that is both relevant and compatible with remote sensing products within the European Union. Numéro de notice : A2022-630 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1186/s13595-022-01150-y Date de publication en ligne : 13/07/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-022-01150-y Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101393 [article]

Modelling forest volume with small area estimation of forest inventory using GEDI footprints as auxiliary information / Shaohui Zhang in International journal of applied Earth observation and geoinformation, vol 114 (November 2022)  

Public [article]  inInternational journal of applied Earth observation and geoinformation > vol 114 (November 2022) . - n° 103072 Titre : Modelling forest volume with small area estimation of forest inventory using GEDI footprints as auxiliary information Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Shaohui Zhang, Auteur ; Cédric Vega , Auteur ; Christine Deleuze, Auteur ; Sylvie Durrieu, Auteur ; Pierre Barbillon, Auteur ; Olivier Bouriaud , Auteur ; Jean-Pierre Renaud, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 103072 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications photogrammétriques [Termes IGN] données lidar [Termes IGN] empreinte [Termes IGN] gestion forestière [Termes IGN] Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation lidar [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier (techniques et méthodes) [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier local [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier national (données France) [Termes IGN] modèle numérique de terrain [Termes IGN] modélisation de la forêt [Termes IGN] placette d'échantillonnage [Termes IGN] Sologne (France) [Termes IGN] variogramme [Termes IGN] volume en bois Résumé : (auteur) The French National Forest Inventory provides detailed forest information up to large national and regional scales. Forest inventory for small areas of interest within a large population is equally important for decision making, such as for local forest planning and management purposes. However, sampling these small areas with sufficient ground plots is often not cost efficient. In response, small area estimation has gained increasing popularity in forest inventory. It consists of a set of techniques that enables predictions of forest attributes of subpopulation with the help of auxiliary information that compensates for the small field samples. Common sources of auxiliary information usually come from remote sensing technology, such as airborne laser scanning and satellite imagery. The newly launched NASA’s Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI), a full waveform Lidar instrument, provides an unprecedented opportunity of collecting large-scale and dense forest sample plots given its sampling frequency and spatial coverage. However, the geolocation uncertainty associated with GEDI footprints create important challenges for their use for small area estimations. In this study, we designed a process that provides NFI measurements at plot level with GEDI auxiliary information from nearby footprints. We demonstrated that GEDI RH98 is equivalent to NFI dominant height at plot level. We stressed the importance of pairing NFI plots with nearby GEDI footprints, based on not only the distance in between but also their similarities, i.e., forest heights and forest types. Subsequently, these NFI-GEDI pairs were used for small area estimations following a two-phase sampling scheme. We showcased that, with an adequate sample size, small area estimation with GEDI auxiliary data can improve the accuracy of forest volume estimates. Numéro de notice : A2022-786 Affiliation des auteurs : LIF+Ext (2020- ) Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1016/j.jag.2022.103072 Date de publication en ligne : 22/10/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2022.103072 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101890 [article]

An estimation method to reduce complete and partial nonresponse bias in forest inventory / James A. Westfall in European Journal of Forest Research, vol 141 n° 5 (October 2022)  

Public [article]  inEuropean Journal of Forest Research > vol 141 n° 5 (October 2022) . - pp 901 - 907 Titre : An estimation method to reduce complete and partial nonresponse bias in forest inventory Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : James A. Westfall, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : pp 901 - 907 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] enquête [Termes IGN] erreur systématique [Termes IGN] estimateur [Termes IGN] estimation statistique [Termes IGN] Etats-Unis [Termes IGN] incertitude des données [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier étranger (données) [Termes IGN] méthode de Monte-Carlo [Termes IGN] modèle de simulation [Termes IGN] placette d'échantillonnage [Termes IGN] post-stratification de données [Termes IGN] propriété foncière [Vedettes matières IGN] Inventaire forestier Résumé : (auteur) Survey practitioners commonly encounter various types of nonresponse and strive to implement methods that mitigate any resulting bias when reporting results. In national forest inventories (NFI), complete or partial nonresponse usually results from hazardous conditions or lack of plot access permission. While many factors may be related to nonresponse, the two primary factors in the NFI of the USA are public/private land ownership and office/field plot status. To ameliorate potential nonresponse bias, these factors should be accounted for in the estimation process. An estimation method is presented where response homogeneity groups (RHGs) account for differential nonresponse rates between forest/nonforest plots. In a post-stratified estimation context, ratio-to-size estimators are used in RHGs within post-strata to avoid potential bias in variance estimates arising from partial plot nonresponse. Combining RHGs within post-strata requires a complex variance estimator that includes four sources of uncertainty. Testing of the estimation method on a synthetic population showed the approach is essentially unbiased. Application to NFI data from 10 states in the USA consistently showed the RHG method produced state-level estimates of forestland area that were 0.1%–3.6% larger than the current post-stratified estimation procedure. It is suggested that these differences are indicative of the nonresponse bias present when plots having differential nonresponse rates are not accounted for. Numéro de notice : A2022-759 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/MATHEMATIQUE Nature : Article DOI : 10.1007/s10342-022-01480-6 Date de publication en ligne : 14/07/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-022-01480-6 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101770 [article]

Characterizing the calibration domain of remote sensing models using convex hulls / Jean-Pierre Renaud in International journal of applied Earth observation and geoinformation, vol 112 (August 2022)  

Public [article]  inInternational journal of applied Earth observation and geoinformation > vol 112 (August 2022) . - n° 102939 Titre : Characterizing the calibration domain of remote sensing models using convex hulls Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Jean-Pierre Renaud, Auteur ; Ankit Sagar , Auteur ; Pierre Barbillon, Auteur ; Olivier Bouriaud , Auteur ; Christine Deleuze, Auteur ; Cédric Vega , Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Projets : DEEPSURF / Pironon, Jacques, ARBRE / AgroParisTech Article en page(s) : n° 102939 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Statistiques [Termes IGN] données allométriques [Termes IGN] données lidar [Termes IGN] données localisées 3D [Termes IGN] échantillonnage [Termes IGN] erreur systématique [Termes IGN] étalonnage de modèle [Termes IGN] étalonnage des données [Termes IGN] extrapolation [Termes IGN] placette d'échantillonnage Résumé : (auteur) The ever-increasing availability of remote sensing data allows production of forest attributes maps, which are usually made using model-based approaches. These map products are sensitive to various bias sources, including model extrapolation. To identify, over a case study forest, the proportion of extrapolated predictions, we used a convex hull method applied to the auxiliary data space of an airborne laser scanning (ALS) flight. The impact of different sampling efforts was also evaluated. This was done by iteratively thinning a set of 487 systematic plots using nested sub-grids allowing to divide the sample by two at each level. The analysis were conducted for all alternative samples and evaluated against 56 independent validation plots. Residuals of the extrapolated validation plots were computed and examined as a function of their distance to the model calibration domain. Extrapolation was also characterized for the pixels of the area of interest (AOI) to upscale at population level. Results showed that the proportion of extrapolated pixels greatly reduced with an increasing sampling effort. It reached a plateau (ca. 20% extrapolation) with a sampling intensity of ca. 250-calibration plots. This contrasts with results on model’s root mean squared error (RMSE), which reached a plateau at a much lower sampling intensity. This result emphasizes the fact that with a low sampling effort, extrapolation risk remains high, even at a relatively low RMSE. For all attributes examined (i.e., stand density, basal area, and quadratic mean diameter) estimations were generally found to be biased for validation plots that were extrapolated. The method allows an easy identification of map pixels that are out of the calibration domain, making it an interesting tool to evaluate model transferability over an area of interest (AOI). It could also serve to compare “competing” models at a variable selection phase. From a model calibration perspective, it could serve a posteriori, to evaluate areas (in the auxiliary space) that merit further sampling efforts to improve model reliability. Numéro de notice : A2022-581 Affiliation des auteurs : LIF+Ext (2020- ) Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE/MATHEMATIQUE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1016/j.jag.2022.102939 Date de publication en ligne : 28/07/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2022.102939 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101341 [article]

The influence of data density and integration on forest canopy cover mapping using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 time series in Mediterranean oak forests / Vahid Nasiri in ISPRS International journal of geo-information, vol 11 n° 8 (August 2022)  

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Modeling merchantable wood volume using airborne LiDAR metrics and historical forest inventory plots at a provincial scale / Antoine Leboeuf in Forests, vol 13 n° 7 (July 2022)  

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Quantifying the influence of plot-level uncertainty in above ground biomass up scaling using remote sensing data in central Indian dry deciduous forest / Thangavelu Mayamanikandan in Geocarto international, vol 37 n° 12 ([01/07/2022])  

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Estimating forest attributes in airborne laser scanning based inventory using calibrated predictions from external models / Ana de Lera Garrido in Silva fennica, vol 56 n° 2 (April 2022)  

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Evaluation of mapped-plot variance estimators across a range of partial nonresponse in a post-stratified national forest inventory / James A. Westfall in Canadian Journal of Forest Research, Vol 52 n° 2 (February 2022)  

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3D stem modelling in tropical forest: towards improved biomass and biomass change estimates / Sébastien Bauwens (2022)  

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Impacts of drought on biomass and carbon fluxes in the Amazon rainforest / Yitong Yao (2022)  

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Italian National Forest Inventory: Methods and results of the third survey / Patrizia Gasparini (2022)  

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A square-grid sampling support to reconcile systematicity and adaptivity in the periodic spatial survey of natural resources / Olivier Bouriaud (2022)  

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Vegetation changes in the understory of nitrogen-sensitive temperate forests over the past 70 years / Marina Roth in Forest ecology and management, vol 503 (January-1 2022)  

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