Laboratory of
Quantitative Forest Ecosystem Science
Q-ForestLab is a research lab within the
faculty of bioscience engineering at Ghent University
We study the dynamics, ecology, biogeochemistry and water cycling of terrestrial ecosystems
OUR METHODOLOGIES
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Remote Sensing
Using remote sensing data to create operational tools for mapping vegetation cover and disturbances, conducting time-series and trend analyses, and retrieving biophysical traits.
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Vegetation Models
Developing, parameterising and applying various vegetation models including ED2, ORCHIDEE and LPJ-GUESS.
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Laser Scanning
3D laser scanning, mainly from terrestrial platforms (TLS), to virtually reconstruct forests.
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Field Observations
Combining inventories and trait sampling with biogeochemical mapping to understand ecosystem responses.