期刊
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
卷 242, 期 -, 页码 1-9出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.04.012
关键词
Fractal dimension; Single-scan; TLS; Stand structure; Biodiversity
资金
- DFG (German Science Foundation) [1374, Am 149/16-2, Se 2383/1-1]
Measures to describe stand structural complexity efficiently and objectively are increasingly demanded to understand the relationship between forest management, stand structure, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Here, we present an approach to quantify stand structural complexity based on fractal dimension derived from single terrestrial laser scans (TLS) that were made on 126 permanent forest research plots in Germany, representing major stand and management types. The newly developed SSC-index (SSCI) was positively correlated to conventional tree-based measures of stand structural complexity, tree size differentiation, diversity of tree diameters and random tree spacing patterns. Beyond that, it successfully differentiated between stand types of different main tree species and management systems. SSCI increased from low to high tree species diversity and explained microclimatic fluctuations better than conventional, tree-based measures. Given the high efficiency during data collection, TLS can be used to assess stand structural complexity for large sample sizes to provide an explanatory variable for the effects of forest management on biodiversity, productivity and ecosystem processes.
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