Jeff Atkins

Oct 28, 2024 | nature.com | Jianmin Wang |Jeff Atkins

AbstractStructural diversity (SD) characterizes the volume and physical arrangement of biotic components in an ecosystem which control critical ecosystem functions and processes. LiDAR data provides detailed 3-D spatial position information of components and has been widely used to calculate SD. However, the intensive computation of SD metrics from extensive LiDAR datasets is time-consuming and challenging for researchers who lack access to high-performance computing resources.

Jun 12, 2023 | besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Dennis Choi |Elizabeth A. LaRue |Jeff Atkins |Jane Foster

Changes in canopy complexity Exterior and interior canopy complexities (i.e. TR and Gini, respectively) in general increased after pulse disturbances (Figure 4). For example, median values of TR significantly increased by more than 20% after the pulse disturbances occurred (p < 0.05, Figure ). In addition, median values of Gini significantly increased by more than 40% after the CAK defoliation, but not significant after SPM and wildfire disturbances occurred (Figure ).