Not seeing the forest for the points: Novel LiDAR metrics elucidate forest structure and increase LiDAR usability by managers By
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........................................................................................................................................................ 1 Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................................... iv Chapter 1: Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1 Chapter 2: Accessible LiDAR: estimating large tree density for habitat identification ................................ 5 Chapter 3: Quantifying ladder fuels: A new approach using LiDAR ........................................................... 22 Chapter 4: Estimating ladder fuels: a new approach combining field photography with LiDAR ............... 39 Chapter 5: Conclusion ................................................................................................................................. 59 References .................................................................................................................................................. 67
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