A new technique integrating satellite data and information on the shape of the landscape could help scientists to map the structural variables of rainforests. Developed by a Brazilian biologist, the methodology is providing new insights on the relationship between topography and biomass.
A Brazilian scientist, working with a research team at Leicester University in the UK, has developed a way of combining satellite data with information on the shape of the landscape to improve our knowledge of the structure and floristics of the Amazonian rainforest.
Further details: New technique sheds light on the above ground biomass of tropical rainforests