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LiDAR and Forestry: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions

Problem Addressed: Discuss some of the opportunities of using LiDAR for forestry
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Explain what LiDAR is and why it is useful
Key Findings: LiDAR is a powerful technology but has some important limitations that should be reocgnized
Recommendation: Continued acquisition of LiDAR and research will be needed to see full utilization of this technology
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Benchmarking and Calibration of Forest Vegetation Simulator Individual Tree Attribute Predictions Across the Northeastern United States

Goal(s)/Objective(s): Benchmark and calibrate three submodels of the Forest Vegetation Simulator-Northeast variant (FVS-NE).
Key Findings: An assessment of overall model performance should be conducted if calibrated submodels are used and alternative modeling strategies be explored to better represent the allometry and growth of the important trees species across the northeastern United States.
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Comparing Strategies for Modeling Individual-Tree Height and Height-to-Crown Base Increment in Mixed-Species Acadian Forests of Northeastern North America

Problem Addressed: Lack of prediction methods for annual tree height increment and height-to-crown base increment.
Key Findings: There is an advantage to incorporating species as a random effect in individual-tree models and the effectiveness of modeling tree crown recession directly for application in mixed-species forest growth and yield models was demonstrated.
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Estimates of Downed Woody Debris Decay Class Transitions for Forests Across the Eastern United States

Problem Addressed: Decay status being categorized by visual/structural attributes, not temporal transitions between DWD.
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Use a repeated DWD inventory across the eastern US to estimate decay class transitions to inform DWD dynamics across this broad geographic region
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