Integrating terrestrial laser scanning with functional–structural plant models to investigate ecological and evolutionary processes of forest communities

• Published in: Annals of botany Vol. 128; no. 6; pp. 663 - 684
• Main Authors: O’Sullivan, Hannah, Raumonen, Pasi, Kaitaniemi, Pekka, Perttunen, Jari, Sievänen, Risto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 27.10.2021
• Subjects: Ecosystem; Forests; Lasers; Plants; Review; Trees; terrestrial laser scanning; vegetation modelling; remote sensing; forest dynamics; Functional–structural plant models; plant architecture
• ISSN: 0305-7364; 1095-8290; 1095-8290
• DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcab120

Woody plants (trees and shrubs) play an important role in terrestrial ecosystems, but their size and longevity make them difficult subjects for traditional experiments. In the last 20 years functional-structural plant models (FSPMs) have evolved: they consider the interplay between plant modular str...