Credit: Nicolle R. Fuller / Sayo-Art LLC
This figure illustrates three methods of detecting and predicting how animals will impact their environments:
(A) Spaceborne remote sensing data generated from the GEDI LiDAR on the International Space Station can be used to predict global forest structure.
(B) 3D forest structure within GEDI LiDAR footprints can be used to estimate habitat heterogeneity and utilization.
(C) Ecosystem models informed with forest structure and habitat properties can be used to predict animal-driven changes in carbon and nutrient cycling.