Can terrestrial laser scanners (TLSs) and hemispherical photographs predict tropical dry forest succession with liana abundance?

The study examines the effectiveness of terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) and hemispherical photographs (HPs) in predicting the structure of tropical dry forests (TDFs) across different successional stages. While these tools can identify structural differences between successional stages, the researchers found that these predictive differences disappear as liana abundance increases, suggesting that lianas create structural biases in the forest.

• Terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) and hemispherical photographs (HPs) are capable of predicting structural differences in forests at various successional stages, but this predictive ability is lost as the abundance of lianas increases.
• In the tropical dry forests of Costa Rica, the loss of predictive accuracy regarding forest structure due to liana abundance is interpreted as a structural effect of the lianas' presence.
• Global environmental and climate change are estimated to leave a significant mark on tropical environments through an increase in liana coverage, which can eventually kill host trees.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). Can terrestrial laser scanners (TLSs) and hemispherical photographs predict tropical dry forest succession with liana abundance? https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/can-terrestrial-laser-scanners-tlss-and-hemispherical-photographs-predict-tropical-dry-forest-succession-with-liana-abundance/

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Can terrestrial laser scanners (TLSs) and hemispherical photographs predict tropical dry forest succession with liana abundance? 2025. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/can-terrestrial-laser-scanners-tlss-and-hemispherical-photographs-predict-tropical-dry-forest-succession-with-liana-abundance/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025can, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Can terrestrial laser scanners (TLSs) and hemispherical photographs predict tropical dry forest succession with liana abundance?}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/can-terrestrial-laser-scanners-tlss-and-hemispherical-photographs-predict-tropical-dry-forest-succession-with-liana-abundance/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }