Graduate Student Sonoma State University Redding, California, United States
Heterobasidion spp. are widely distributed in coniferous forests and their ability to infect stumps after logging and to spread to neighboring trees as pathogens have resulted in changes in forest conditions. This study aims to identify patterns in structural changes from ten Heterobasidion infected plots using terrestrial lidar scanning.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participant will be able to explain how terrestrial lidar can be used to identify disturbance related changes in forest structure.
Upon completion, participant will be able to identify uses for disturbance specific lidar processing methods.
