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Christopher Gough

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

1015 Floyd Avenue

Richmond, VA 23284

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

6

DOWNLOADS

309

TOTAL CITATIONS

1

Scholarly Papers (6)

1.

The influence of forest structural and optical heterogeneity on top of canopy reflectance: A 3D radiative transfer modeling case study based on NEON airborne lidar and imaging spectroscopy

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 25 Dec 2025
Michigan State University, Michigan State University, Michigan State University, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
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canopy reflectance, canopy structure, NEON AOP, 3D radiative transfer model, canopy simplification schemes

2.

Estimating Forest Productivity using Three-Dimensional Canopy Structural Complexity Metrics Derived from Small-Footprint Airborne LiDAR Data

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 22 Nov 2024 Last Revised: 23 Nov 2024
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), University of Connecticut, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and National Observatory
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Airborne lidar, Discrete-return point cloud, Canopy structural complexity, Carbon sequestration, Net primary production, Spectral vegetation indices

3.

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges Tsugae) Infestation Influences Forest Structural Complexity and its Relationship with Primary Production

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 01 Nov 2024
University of Connecticut, affiliation not provided to SSRN, National Observatory, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
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hemlock woolly adelgid, disturbance severity, forest canopy, structural complexity, lidar, net primary production

4.

Mechanistically-Grounded Pathways Connect Remotely Sensed Canopy Structure to Soil Respiration

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 27 May 2022
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
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lidar, aboveground-belowground interactions, fine root mass density, soil microclimate, structure-function, rugosity

5.

Beech Bark Disease Does Not Reduce the Primary Production of Great Lakes Forests in Middle and Late Successional Stages

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 12 Jun 2023
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), USDA Forest Service, Otterbein University, University of Connecticut, Purdue University, University of Connecticut, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
Downloads 38 (1,222,651)

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beech bark disease, Disturbance, net primary production, resistance, resilience, recovery

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Fire after Clear-Cut Harvesting Minimally Affects the Recovery of Ecosystem Carbon Pools and Fluxes in a Great Lakes Forest

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 07 Mar 2022
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
Downloads 35 (1,263,436)
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fire, clearcut, carbon, succession, compounding disturbance, forests