Using airborne laser scanning data for detecting canopy gaps and their understory type in mature boreal forest |
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| Authors: | Mikko Vehmas Petteri Packalén Matti Maltamo Kalle Eerikäinen |
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| Institution: | (1) Faculty of Science and Forestry, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistokatu 2, FI-80100, Finland;(2) Joensuu Research Unit, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Yliopistokatu 6, 80100 Joensuu, Finland |
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| Abstract: | • Introduction
Canopy gap dynamics in old-growth boreal forests is a result of tree mortality caused by insects, diseases, or meteorological
phenomena. Canopy gaps improve the possibilities of natural regeneration, and concentrations of decomposed deadwood are often
found in these natural openings, which provide specific habitats for many deadwood-dependent species and organisms. |
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