Forests provide a direct link between forest ecosystem productivity and earth-atmosphere fluxes, and their structure is both a result and driver of these interactions. However, a significant challenge still remains as to how to best measure forests, in a way that truly represents their structurally complex and dynamic nature. Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) has shown its potential to provide such measurements, offering a new approach to monitoring how forest systems change through time and space. The aim of this article is to outline the application of TLS for forestry measurement, and to demonstrate how recent advancements in TLS can offer new insights in vegetation monitoring.

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在 3D 中测量树木：激光可以揭示我们的森林

森林提供了森林生态系统生产力和地球-大气通量之间的直接联系，它们的结构既是这些相互作用的结果也是驱动因素。然而，如何以一种真正代表森林结构复杂和动态性质的方式最好地衡量森林，仍然存在重大挑战。地面激光扫描 (TLS) 已显示出其提供此类测量的潜力，为监测森林系统如何随时间和空间变化提供了一种新方法。本文的目的是概述 TLS 在林业测量中的应用，并展示 TLS 的最新进展如何为植被监测提供新的见解。