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Mathias Disney @matdisney.bsky.social · 2d

Our new perspective on what TLS can (& can't) do in forest research www.nature.com/articles/s41... - led by Eduardo Maeda w lots of great colleagues including @kimcalders.bsky.social @emilyrlines.bsky.social @louiseterryn.bsky.social @benjaminbrede.bsky.social (apols for any I don;t have @ for)

Expanding forest research with terrestrial LiDAR technology - Nature Communications

This Review highlights how terrestrial laser scanning is transforming forest research by enabling highly detailed 3D measurements of trees, supporting applications in forest ecology, carbon monitoring, and biodiversity assessment.

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Mathias Disney @matdisney.bsky.social · Sep 3

I like big trees and I cannot lie. Great bit of work by @kimcalders.bsky.social @louiseterryn.bsky.social and colleagues using innovative climbing and scanning approach. Stunning illustration of tree structural and biodiversity complexity zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Integrating terrestrial and canopy laser scanning for comprehensive analysis of large old trees: Implications for single tree and biodiversity research

Canopy laser scanning (CLS) enhances 3D measurements of large trees by lifting laser scanners into the canopy. Combining CLS with terrestrial laser scanning improves point cloud precision, reduces oc...

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European Space Agency @esa.int · Jun 23

🆕 The first stunning images from our groundbreaking #Biomass satellite mission have been released – they mark a major leap forward in our ability to understand how Earth’s forests are changing and exactly how they contribute to the global carbon cycle 🌳🌍

www.esa.int/Applications...

This image features part of Bolivia. This vibrant image was created using the radar instrument’s different polarisation channels, with each colour revealing distinct characteristics of the landscape. For instance, green hues mainly represent rainforest, red hues forested floodplains and wetlands, and blue–purple is indicative of grasslands, while black areas are rivers and lakes. The image spans approximately 90 km along the Biomass satellite's flight path (length) and 60 km across in width, with north oriented to the right.

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Mathias Disney @matdisney.bsky.social · Jun 28

Our new perspective on the use (& misuse) of what we're calling virtual forests (rather than digital twins!), for forest change from space, led by @kimcalders.bsky.social w many great colleagues 🔭 🧪🔬 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Realistic virtual forests for understanding forest disturbances and recovery from space

Forests worldwide are undergoing large-scale and unprecedented changes in terms of structure and composition due to land use change and natural distur…

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Kim Calders @kimcalders.bsky.social · Jun 20

Job Alert!

We are hiring a new PhD candidate to work with me and @louiseterryn.bsky.social on multitemporal terrestrial laser scanning for better understanding forest structural dynamics at @qforestlab.bsky.social .

More info ➡️ bit.ly/449NunA
Apply here ➡️ bit.ly/3I5AnMP
Application deadline: Aug 3

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Kim Calders @kimcalders.bsky.social · Jun 10

This is also the last field campaign as part of @erc.europa.eu SPACETWIN. Excellent work by our @qforestlab.bsky.social field team Zane Cooper, Wout Cherlet and Wouter Van den Broeck. [4/4]

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Kim Calders @kimcalders.bsky.social · Jun 10

We have been using terrestrial laser scanning to acquire baseline structural data of trees within these dynamic forests. We will be back in the future to see how these forests have changed structurally over time. [3/4]

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Kim Calders @kimcalders.bsky.social · Jun 10

This new permanent plot network is led by @westsyduhie.bsky.social‬ Brendan Choat. The plot network will incorporate cutting-edge sensor technologies that allow for real-time ecological monitoring of fauna and flora (more info ➡️ bit.ly/43YfdI0). [2/4]

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Kim Calders @kimcalders.bsky.social · Jun 10

Our campaign in the Blue Mountains is coming to an end. Since late April, we have been scanning several plots covering different vegetation types (33 done currently) within the Blue Mountains Hub for Ecology & Conservation. [1/4]

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Emily Lines @emilyrlines.bsky.social · May 15

Sensors, scientists and sunshine. Thanks for the great Strucnet vegetation structural dynamics meeting @kimcalders.bsky.social.

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Mathias Disney @matdisney.bsky.social · May 15

Strucnet meeting organised by @kimcalders.bsky.social very much fun!

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Belinda Medlyn @bmedlyn.bsky.social · May 5

The #EucFACE canopy has finally recovered from the 19-20 drought and the 21-22 floods. Beautiful time for new Lidar scans! @westsyduhie.bsky.social @kimcalders.bsky.social

Ring 2 of the EucFACE experiment, May 2025. Trees have finally returned to good health after a string of extreme events

PhD students Wout and Zane from University of Ghent with TLS scanner at EucFACE

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Kim Calders @kimcalders.bsky.social · Feb 11

Job Alert - Come work with us at @qforestlab.bsky.social!

I'm hiring a postdoctoral fellow in vegetation remote sensing and radiative transfer to work on my @erc.europa.eu SPACETWIN project (spacetwin.ugent.be).

More info ➡️ www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...
Deadline: March 7

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Kim Calders @kimcalders.bsky.social · Jan 17

Later this month, we will move to sector Jeinimeni, where there is currently a large outbreak ongoing – completely defoliating trees. Video from earlier this week [4/4]

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Kim Calders @kimcalders.bsky.social · Jan 17

We are collecting terrestrial laser scanning data, spectral measurements of leaves, bark and understory and multispectral drone data. Not too much is known about these forests and these field measurements will result into a better understanding of these ecosystems. [3/4]

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Kim Calders @kimcalders.bsky.social · Jan 17

We are setting up 6 new permanent plots in the El Furioso sector of the National Park, supported by CONAF. These sites had different impacts of caterpillar disturbance over the last decade. [2/4]

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Kim Calders @kimcalders.bsky.social · Jan 17

We are currently in Patagonia for our @ercresearch.bsky.social project #SPACETWIN, looking at the impact of caterpillar (Ormiscodes amphimone) disturbance on the Nothofagus forests. This is a @qforestlab.bsky.social collaboration with the team of Roberto O. Chávez from PUCV in Valparaíso [1/4]

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shilinchen.bsky.social @shilinchen.bsky.social · Dec 30

@qforestlab.bsky.social There are so many leaf-wood separation algorithms, don't know how to choose?

Our latest work (from @qforestlab.bsky.social ) has addressed this issue by providing a robust evaluation framework. Interested? please check our paper: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kKNW7qzT3...

authors.elsevier.com

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Kim Calders @kimcalders.bsky.social · Nov 28

The TFE has been running since 2001. With the roof being taken off now, it becomes a recovery experiment. In collaboration with the University of Edinburgh (UK) and The Universidade Federal de Para & Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi (Brazil). [2/2]

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Kim Calders @kimcalders.bsky.social · Nov 28

Wouter & Wout from @qforestlab.bsky.social are currently collecting TLS data at the Caxiuanã through-fall exclusion (TFE) experiment for our #ERC SPACETWIN working with our Brazilian collaborators and Patrick Meir. Continuing the TLS time-series that was initiated by @matdisney.bsky.social [1/2]

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Nov 27

Important finding for impact modelers by @kornhuber.bsky.social et al.: Climatic extremes change faster/ more severely than anticipated by climate models. The consequences anticipated with impact models (based on climate model-driven forcings) might thus be conservative. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Global emergence of regional heatwave hotspots outpaces climate model simulations | PNAS

Multiple recent record-shattering weather events raise questions about the adequacy of climate models to effectively predict and prepare for unprec...

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Phil Wilkes @kungphil.bsky.social · Nov 21

Check out our database of 30+ ancient oaks 🌳 captured with #LiDAR

For the tree 😍: sketchfab.com/SCATTER.project

For the tree 🧑‍🔬: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo…

Funded by the Woodland Trust. With support from the Ancient Tree Forum.

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Kim Calders @kimcalders.bsky.social · Nov 22

The first month of our field campaign in the Queensland Permanent Rainforest Plots (@QPRPaus - ) has been a success with 6 plots already completed and 10 more to go in the coming weeks! [1/5]

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Kim Calders @kimcalders.bsky.social · Nov 22

It was great having Maurice Leponce give a guest lecture in our BSc course on Ecology, covering Tropical forest biodiversity: large-scale inventories, canopy access, and the role of natural history museums.

Great inspiration for our students!

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Kim Calders @kimcalders.bsky.social · Nov 22

Experimental work on nondestructive monitoring of the dielectric permittivity dynamics of trees for @ERC_Research SPACETWIN with the installation of 2 wood penetrating radars.
In collaboration with François Demontoux & Ludovic Villard.

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