Professor Ruben Valbuena
Athro er Anrhydedd

Aelodaeth
Contact info
Room: G19, Thoday Building, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University
Email: r.valbuena@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)1248 38 2445
Web: GoogleScholar, ResearchGate, Publons
My work consists in the use of big data to answer ecological questions at the ecosystem community and landscape levels. I use remote sensing data, LIDAR in particular, due to its great potential for analysing structural and morphological traits of ecosystems, and thus estimate carbon stocks, ecosystem services, or habitat suitability for species. During the last seven years, I have pioneer adaptations of methods based on Lorenz curves to forest science and remote sensing; work awarded with the International Union of Forest Researchers (IUFRO) 2019’s Outstanding Doctoral Research Award.
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Key structural features of Boreal forests may be detected directly using L-moments from airborne lidar data
Valbuena, R., Maltamo, M., Mehtatalo, L. & Packalen, P., 1 Meh 2017, Yn: Remote Sensing of Environment. 194, t. 437-446Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Characterizing forest structural types and shelterwood dynamics from Lorenz-based indicators predicted by airborne laser scanning
Valbuena, R., Packalen, P., Mehtätalo, L., García-Abril, A. & Maltamo, M., 2013, Yn: Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 43, 11, t. 1063-1074 12 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
Most similar neighbor imputation of forest attributes using metrics derived from combined airborne LIDAR and multispectral sensors
Valbuena, R., Hernando, A., Manzanera, J. A., Martínez-Falero, E., García-Abril, A. & Mola-Yudego, B., 2018, Yn: International Journal of Digital Earth. 11, 12, t. 1205-1218 14 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Canonical correlation analysis for interpreting airborne laser scanning metrics along the lorenz curve of tree size inequality
Valbuena, R., Packalen, P., Tokola, T. & Maltamo, M., 2014, Yn: Baltic Forestry. 20, 2, t. 326-332 7 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Diversity and equitability ordering profiles applied to study forest structure
Valbuena, R., Packalén, P., Martín-Fernández, S. & Maltamo, M., 2012, Yn: Forest Ecology and Management. 276, t. 185-195 11 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Comparing airborne laser scanning-imagery fusion methods based on geometric accuracy in forested areas
Valbuena, R., Mauro, F., Arjonilla, F. J. & Manzanera, J. A., 15 Awst 2011, Yn: Remote Sensing of Environment. 115, 8, t. 1942-1954 13 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Partial least squares for discriminating variance components in global navigation satellite systems accuracy obtained under scots pine canopies
Valbuena, R., Mauro, F., Rodríguez-Solano, R. & Manzanera, J. A., 2012, Yn: Forest Science. 58, 2, t. 139-153 15 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Patterns of covariance between airborne laser scanning metrics and Lorenz curve descriptors of tree size inequality
Valbuena, R., Maltamo, M., Martín-Fernández, S., Packalen, P., Pascual, C. & Nabuurs, G.-J., 2013, Yn: Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 39, Suppl.1, t. S18-S31Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Evaluating observed versus predicted forest biomass: R-squared, index of agreement or maximal information coefficient?
Valbuena, R., Hernando, A., Manzanera, J. A., Gorgens, E. B., Alves de Almeida, D. R., Silva, C. A. & Garcia-Abril, A., 31 Mai 2019, Yn: European Journal of Remote Sensing. 52, 1, t. 345-358 14 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Comparison of airborne laser scanning methods for estimating forest structure indicators based on Lorenz curves
Valbuena, R., Vauhkonen, J., Packalen, P., Pitkanen, J. & Maltamo, M., Medi 2014, Yn: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 95, t. 23-33Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Within-species benefits of back-projecting airborne laser scanner and multispectral sensors in monospecific pinus sylvestris forests
Valbuena, R., De-Blas, A., Martín-Fernández, S., Maltamo, M., Nabuurs, G.-J. & Manzanera, J. A., 2013, Yn: European Journal of Remote Sensing. 46, 1, t. 491-509 19 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Gini coefficient predictions from airborne lidar remote sensing display the effect of management intensity on forest structure
Valbuena, R., Eerikäinen, K., Packalen, P. & Maltamo, M., Ion 2016, Yn: Ecological Indicators. 60, t. 574-585 12 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Sensitivity of Above-Ground Biomass Estimates to Height-Diameter Modelling in Mixed-Species West African Woodlands
Valbuena, R., Heiskanen, J., Aynekulu, E., Pitkänen, S. & Packalen, P., 1 Gorff 2016, Yn: PLoS ONE. 11, 7, t. e0158198Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Mapping wood production in European forests
Verkerk, P. J., Levers, C., Kuemmerle, T., Lindner, M., Valbuena, R., Verburg, P. H. & Zudin, S., 1 Rhag 2015, Yn: Forest Ecology and Management. 357, t. 228-238Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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How to integrate remotely sensed data and biodiversity for ecosystem assessments at landscape scale
Vihervaara, P., Mononen, L., Auvinen, A.-P., Virkkala, R., Lu, Y., Pippuri, I., Packalen, P., Valbuena, R. & Valkama, J., Maw 2015, Yn: Landscape Ecology. 30, 3, t. 501-516Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Tighten the Bolts and Nuts on GPP Estimations from Sites to the Globe: An Assessment of Remote Sensing Based LUE Models and Supporting Data Fields
Wang, Z., Liu, S., Wang, Y.-P., Valbuena, R., Wu, Y., Kutia, M., Zheng, Y., Lu, W., Zhu, Y., Zhao, M., Peng, X., Gao, H., Feng, S. & Shi, Y., 6 Ion 2021, Yn: Remote Sensing. 13, 2, 168.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Impacts of selective logging on Amazon forest canopy structure and biomass with a LiDAR and photogrammetric survey sequence
d'Oliveira, M. V. N., Figueiredo, E. O., Almeida, D. R. A. D., Oliveira, L. C., Silva, C. A., Nelson, B. W., Cunha, R. M. D., Papa, D. D. A., Stark, S. C. & Valbuena, R., 15 Tach 2021, Yn: Forest Ecology and Management. 500, 119648.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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A new era in forest restoration monitoring
de Almeida, D. R. A., Stark, S. C., Valbuena, R., Broadbent, E. N., Silva, T. S. F., de Resende, A. F., Ferreira, M. P., Cardil, A., Silva, C. A., Amazonas, N., Zambrano, A. M. A. & Brancalion, P. H. S., 30 Ion 2020, Yn: Restoration Ecology. 28, 1, t. 8-11 4 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
Optimizing the remote detection of tropical rainforest structure with airborne lidar: Leaf area profile sensitivity to pulse density and spatial sampling
de Almeida, D. R. A., Stark, S. C., Shao, G., Schietti, J., Nelson, B. W., Silva, C. A., Gorgens, E. B., Valbuena, R., Papa, D. D. A. & Brancalion, P. H. S., 7 Ion 2019, Yn: Remote Sensing. 11, 1, 92.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid