Publications

Simard, M. et al. A New Global Mangrove Height Map with a 12 meter spatial resolution. Sci Data 12, 15 (2025).

Qi, W. et al. Mapping large-scale pantropical forest canopy height by integrating GEDI lidar and TanDEM-X InSAR data. Remote Sensing of Environment 318, 114534 (2025).

Campbell, A. et al. Monitoring Coastal Estuarine Habitats for Biodiversity Along the Temperate Bioregion of South Africa. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 130, e2025JG008833 (2025).

Alveshere, B. C., Stovall, A. E. L., Atkins, J. W., Gough, C. M. & Fahey, R. T. Assessing the effects of disturbance severity and spatial patterning on forest canopy structure and complexity outcomes. Ecosphere 16, e70443 (2025).

Pierrat, Z. A. et al. Proximal remote sensing: an essential tool for bridging the gap between high-resolution ecosystem monitoring and global ecology. New Phytologist n/a, (2025).

Campbell, M. J., Eastburn, J. F., Dennison, P. E., Vogeler, J. C. & Stovall, A. E. L. Evaluating the performance of airborne and spaceborne lidar for mapping biomass in the United States’ largest dry woodland ecosystem. Remote Sensing of Environment 308, 114196 (2024).

Guerra-Hernández, J., Pereira, J. M. C., Stovall, A. & Pascual, A. Impact of fire severity on forest structure and biomass stocks using NASA GEDI data. Insights from the 2020 and 2021 wildfire season in Spain and Portugal. Science of Remote Sensing 9, 100134 (2024).

Barenblitt, A. et al. Invasion in the Niger Delta: remote sensing of mangrove conversion to invasive Nypa fruticans from 2015 to 2020. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation 10, 5–23 (2024).

Powell, E., Dubayah, R. & Stovall, A. E. L. Characterizing low-lying coastal upland forests to predict future landward marsh expansion. Ecosphere 15, e4867 (2024).

Lombardo, S. et al. Accessible satellite data decision support systems for Yurok Tribe forest management. Acta Astronautica 213, 777–791 (2023).

Atkins, J. W. et al. Integrating forest structural diversity measurement into ecological research. Ecosphere 14, e4633 (2023).

Barenblitt, A. et al. Invasion in the Niger Delta: remote sensing of mangrove conversion to invasive Nypa fruticans from 2015 to 2020. Remote Sens Ecol Conserv rse2.353 (2023) http://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.353.

Stovall, A. E. L. et al. Comparing mobile and terrestrial laser scanning for measuring and modelling tree stem taper. Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research cpad012 (2023) http://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpad012.

Atkins, J. W. et al. Scale dependency of lidar‐derived forest structural diversity. Methods Ecol Evol 2041–210X.14040 (2023) http://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14040.

de Sousa, C. et al. Two decades of land cover change and forest fragmentation in Liberia: Consequences for the contribution of nature to people. Conservat Sci and Prac 5, e12933 (2023).

Yang, X. et al. Leaf angle as a leaf and canopy trait: Rejuvenating its role in ecology with new technology. Ecology Letters 26, 1005–1020 (2023).

Campbell, M. J., Eastburn, J. F., Mistick, K. A., Smith, A. M. & Stovall, A. E. L. Mapping individual tree and plot-level biomass using airborne and mobile lidar in piñon-juniper woodlands. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 118, 103232 (2023).

Atkins, J. W. et al. Integrating forest structural diversity measurement into ecological research. Ecosphere 14, e4633 (2023).

Qi, W. et al. Mapping Large-Scale Pantropical Forest Canopy Height by Integrating GEDI Lidar and TanDEM-X InSAR Data. (2023).

Thomas, N. et al. Seasonal flooding provides limitations and opportunities for ecosystem carbon accounting from space. Environ. Res. Lett. (2023).

Stovall, A. E. L., Vorster, A., Anderson, R. & Evangelista, P. Developing nondestructive species‐specific tree allometry with terrestrial laser scanning. Methods Ecol Evol 2041–210X.14027 (2022) http://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14027.

Demol, M. et al. Estimating forest aboveground biomass with terrestrial laser scanning: current status and future directions. Methods Ecol Evol 2041–210X.13906 (2022) http://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13906.

Atkins, J. W., Walter, J. A., Stovall, A. E. L., Fahey, R. T. & Gough, C. M. Power law scaling relationships link canopy structural complexity and height across forest types. Functional Ecology 36, 713–726 (2022).

Atkins, J. W., Stovall, A. E. L. & Alberto Silva, C. Open-Source tools in R for forestry and forest ecology. Forest Ecology and Management 503, 119813 (2022).

Stovall, A. E. L. & Atkins, J. W. Assessing Low-Cost Terrestrial Laser Scanners for Deriving Forest Structure Parameters. https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202107.0690/v1 (2021) doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0690.v1.

Thomas, N. et al. Trees outside forests are an underestimated resource in a country with low forest cover. Scientific Reports 11, 1–13 (2021).

Rovai, A. S. et al. Macroecological patterns of forest structure and allometric scaling in mangrove forests. Global Ecology and Biogeography https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13268 (2021) doi:10.1111/geb.13268.

Stovall, A. E. L. et al. High-resolution global mangrove height and biomass. In-prep (2021).

Stovall, A. E. L. et al. Comprehensive comparison of airborne and spaceborne SAR and LiDAR estimates of forest structure in the tallest mangrove forest on earth. Science of Remote Sensing 100034 (2021) http://doi.org/10.1016/j.srs.2021.100034.

Walter, J. A. et al. Evaluating the success of treatments that slow spread of an invasive insect pest. Pest Manag Sci 77, 4607–4613 (2021).

Trettin, C. C. et al. Mangrove carbon stocks in Pongara National Park, Gabon. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 107432 (2021) http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107432.

Stovall, A. E. L. Cover Image. Ecosphere 12, (2021).

Yang, X., Xu, X., Stovall, A., Chen, M. & Lee, J. Recovery: Fast and Slow—Vegetation Response During the 2012–2016 California Drought. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 126, (2021).

Walter, J. A., Stovall, A. E. L. & Atkins, J. W. Vegetation structural complexity and biodiversity in the Great Smoky Mountains. Ecosphere 12, (2021).

Stovall, A. E. L., Masters, B., Fatoyinbo, L. & Yang, X. TLSLeAF: automatic leaf angle estimates from single-scan terrestrial laser scanning. New Phytologist 232, 1876–1892 (2021).

Land Product Validation Subgroup (Working Group on Calibration and Validation,  Committee on Earth Observation Satellites). Aboveground Woody Biomass Product Validation Good Practices Protocol. https://doi.org/10.5067/DOC/CEOSWGCV/LPV/AGB.001 (2021) doi:10.5067/DOC/CEOSWGCV/LPV/AGB.001.

McGregor, I. R. et al. Tree height and leaf drought tolerance traits shape growth responses across droughts in a temperate broadleaf forest. New Phytologist 231, 601–616 (2021).

Atkins, J. W., Stovall, A. E. L. & Yang, X. Mapping Temperate Forest Phenology Using Tower, UAV, and Ground-Based Sensors. Drones 4, 56 (2020).

Stovall, A. E. L., Shugart, H. H. & Yang, X. Reply to “Height-related changes in forest composition explain increasing tree mortality with height during an extreme drought”. Nature Communications 11, 3401 (2020).

Walter, J., Stovall, A. & Atkins, J. Vegetation Structural Complexity and Biodiversity Across Elevation Gradients in the Great Smoky Mountains. Accepted at Ecosphere https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202004.0415.v1 (2020) doi:10.20944/preprints202004.0415.v1.

Stovall, A. Example Structure-From-Motion Data. Preprint at https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.12061197.v1 (2020).

Diamond, J. S., McLaughlin, D. L., Slesak, R. A. & Stovall, A. Microtopography is a fundamental organizing structure of vegetation and soil chemistry in black ash wetlands. Biogeosciences 17, 901–915 (2020).

Calders, K. et al. Terrestrial laser scanning in forest ecology: Expanding the horizon. Remote Sensing of Environment 251, 112102 (2020).

Vorster, A. G., Evangelista, P. H., Stovall, A. E. L. & Ex, S. Variability and uncertainty in forest biomass estimates from the tree to landscape scale: the role of allometric equations. Carbon Balance and Management 15, (2020).

McGregor, I. R. et al. Tree height and leaf drought tolerance traits shape growth responses across droughts in a temperate broadleaf forest. New Phytologist n/a, (2020).

Mokroš, M. et al. International Benchmarking of Terrestrial Image-based Point Clouds for Forestry. ISPRS Scientific initiative 2019 12 (2020).

Atkins, J. W. et al. Application of multidimensional structural characterization to detect and describe moderate forest disturbance. Ecosphere 11, e03156 (2020).

Diamond, J. S., McLaughlin, D. L., Slesak, R. A. & Stovall, A. Pattern and structure of microtopography implies autogenic origins in forested wetlands. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 23, 5069–5088 (2019).

Atkins, J. W. et al. Multidimensional Structural Characterization is Required to Detect and Differentiate Among Moderate Disturbance Agents. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201911.0082.v1 (2019) doi:10.20944/preprints201911.0082.v1.

Sima, R. The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Fall. Eos 100, (2019).