The Global Canopy Atlas: analysis-ready maps of 3D structure for the world's woody ecosystems
Fabian Jörg Fischer, Rebecca Banbury Morgan, Toby Jackson, Jérôme Chave, David M. Coomes, Katherine C. Cushman, Ricardo Dalagnol, Michele Dalponte, Laura Innice Duncanson, Sassan S Saatchi, Rupert Seidl, Krzysztof Stereńczak, Gaia Vaglio Laurin, Stephen Adu‐Bredu, Jesús Aguirre‐Gutiérrez, , Ronald Vernimmen
The paper introduces the Global Canopy Atlas, a harmonized dataset of 3D canopy structure from ALS data, and demonstrates its applications in validating satellite maps, analyzing canopy gap patterns, and quantifying forest turnover.
bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2025 · PreprintEcology