In environmental science, innovation often comes out of necessity. For ecologist and researcher Dr. Mubarak Mahmud, whose areas of expertise are forestry, agroforestry, and climate change adaptation, ...

A new method of recognizing tree species based on laser scanning measurements has been developed by scientists. The method enables the calculation of classification features in a completely new way. A ...

Oct. 15 (UPI) --For the first time, researchers have executed a three-dimensional survey of the world's biggest trees, using laser technology to precisely measure the volume and biomass of Northern ...

Trees are tall. Humans, relatively speaking, are not. And we're not the most agile climbers in the animal kingdom, either. But we are crafty, and we can out-think even the most wizened redwood. But ...

Scientists used tree cover maps and on-the-ground observations to measure biodiversity in Costa Rica. The results generated a method of modeling biodiversity across tropical landscapes. Historically, ...