Professor Ruben Valbuena
Athro er Anrhydedd

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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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A method for optimizing height threshold when computing airborne laser scanning metrics
Gorgens, E. B., Valbuena, R. & Rodriguez, L. C. E., 1 Mai 2017, Yn: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing. 83, 5, t. 343-350 8 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Resource availability and disturbance shape maximum tree height across the Amazon
Gorgens, E. B., Nunes, M. H., Jackson, T., Coomes, D., Keller, M., Reis, C. R., Valbuena, R., Rosette, J., de Almeida, D. R. A., Gimenez, B., Cantinho, R., Motta, A. Z., Assis, M., de Souza Pereira, F. R., Spanner, G., Higuchi, N. & Ometto, J. P., Ion 2021, Yn: Global Change Biology. 27, 1, t. 177-189 13 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Resource availability and disturbance shape maximum tree height across the Amazon
Gorgens, E., Nunes, M. H., Jackson, T., Coomes, D., Keller, M., Reis, C. R., Valbuena, R., Rosette, J., de Almeida, D. R. A., Gimenez, B., Cantinho, R., Motta, A. Z., Assis, M., de Souza Pereira, F. R., Spanner, G., Higuchi, N. & Ometto, J. P., 19 Mai 2020, (bioRxiv).Allbwn ymchwil: Papur gweithio › Papur Gwaith
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Analysis of Mediterranean Vegetation Fuel Type Changes Using Multitemporal LiDAR
García-Cimarras, A., Manzanera, J. A. & Valbuena, R., 12 Maw 2021, Yn: Forests. 12, 3Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Global analysis of the relationship between reconstructed solar induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) and gross primary production (GPP)
Gao, H., Liu, S., Lu, W., Smith, A., Valbuena, R., Yan, W., Wang, Z., Xiao, L., Peng, X., Li, Q., Feng, Y., McDonald, M., Pagella, T., Liao, J., Wu, Z. & Zhang, G., 18 Gorff 2021, Yn: Remote Sensing. 13, 14Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Aboveground biomass density models for NASA’s Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar mission
Duncanson, L., Kellner, J. R., Armston, J., Dubayah, R., Minor, D. M., Hancock, S., Healey, S. P., Patterson, P. L., Saarela, S., Marselis, S., Silva, C. E., Bruening, J., Goetz, S. J., Tang, H., Hofton, M., Blair, B., Luthcke, S., Fatoyinbo, L., Abernethy, K., Alonso, A., Andersen, H.-E., Aplin, P., Baker, T. R., Barbier, N., Bastin, J. F., Biber, P., Boeckx, P., Bogaert, J., Boschetti, L., Boucher, P. B., Boyd, D. S., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Calvo-Rodriguez, S., Chave, J., Chazdon, R. L., Clark, D. B., Clark, D. A., Cohen, W. B., Coomes, D. A., Corona, P., Cushman, K. C., Cutler, M. E. J., Dalling, J. W., Dalponte, M., Dash, J., de-Miguel, S., Deng, S., Ellis, P. W., Erasmus, B., Fekety, P. A., Fernandez-Landa, A., Ferraz, A., Fischer, R., Fisher, A. G., García-Abril, A., Gobakken, T., Hacker, J. M., Heurich, M., Hill, R. A., Hopkinson, C., Huang, H., Hubbell, S. P., Hudak, A. T., Huth, A., Imbach, B., Jeffery, K. J., Katoh, M., Kearsley, E., Kenfack, D., Kljun, N., Knapp, N., Král, K., Krůček, M., Labrière, N., Lewis, S. L., Longo, M., Lucas, R. M., Main, R., Manzanera, J. A., Martínez, R. V., Mathieu, R., Memiaghe, H., Meyer, V., Mendoza, A. M., Monerris, A., Montesano, P., Morsdorf, F., Næsset, E., Naidoo, L., Nilus, R., O’Brien, M., Orwig, D. A., Papathanassiou, K., Parker, G., Philipson, C., Phillips, O. L., Pisek, J., Poulsen, J. R., Pretzsch, H., Rüdiger, C., Saatchi, S., Sanchez-Azofeifa, A., Sanchez-Lopez, N., Scholes, R., Silva, C. A., Simard, M., Skidmore, A., Stereńczak, K., Tanase, M., Torresan, C., Valbuena, R., Verbeeck, H., Vrska, T., Wessels, K., White, J. C., White, L. J. T., Zahabu, E. & Zgraggen, C., 2022, Yn: Remote Sensing of Environment. 270Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Beyond trees: Mapping total aboveground biomass density in the Brazilian savanna using high-density UAV-lidar data
Costa, M. B. T. D., Silva, C. A., Broadbent, E. N., Leite, R. V., Mohan, M., Liesenberg, V., Stoddart, J., Amaral, C. H. D., Almeida, D. R. A. D., Silva, A. L. D., Goya, L. R. R. Y., Cordeiro, V. A., Rex, F., Hirsch, A., Marcatti, G. E., Cardil, A., Mendonça, B. A. F. D., Hamamura, C., Corte, A. P. D., Matricardi, E. A. T., Hudak, A. T., Zambrano, A. M. A., Valbuena, R., Faria, B. L. D., Junior, C. H. L. S., Aragao, L., Ferreira, M. E., Liang, J., Carvalho, S. D. P. C. E. & Klauberg, C., 1 Gorff 2021, Yn: Forest Ecology and Management. 491, t. 119155 1 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Modeling Mediterranean forest structure using airborne laser scanning data
Bottalico, F., Chirici, G., Giannini, R., Mele, S., Mura, M., Puxeddu, M., McRobert, R. E., Valbuena, R. & Travaglini, D., 31 Mai 2017, Yn: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 57, t. 145-153 9 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Detecting successional changes in tropical forest structure using GatorEye drone-borne lidar
Alves de Almeida, D. R., Almeyda Zambrano, A. M., Broadbent, E. N., Wendt, A. L., Foster, P., Wilkinson, B. E., Salk, C., Papa, D. D. A., Stark, S. C., Valbuena, R., Gorgens, E. B., Silva, C. A., Santin Brancalion, P. H., Fagan, M., Meli, P. & Chazdon, R., Tach 2020, Yn: Biotropica. 52, 6, t. 1155-1167 13 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Persistent effects of fragmentation on tropical rainforest canopy structure after 20 yr of isolation
Alves de Almeida, D. R., Stark, S. C., Schietti, J., Camargo, J. L. C., Amazonas, N., Gorgens, E. B., Rosa, D. M., Smith, M. N., Valbuena, R., Saleska, S., Andrade, A., Mesquita, R., Laurance, S. G., Laurance, W. F., Lovejoy, T. E., Broadbet, E. N., Shimabukuro, Y. E., Parker, G. G., Lefsky, M., Silva, C. A. & Brancalion, P. H. S., 30 Medi 2019, Yn: Ecological Applications. 29, 6, e01952.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Contrasting fire damage and fire susceptibility between seasonally flooded forest and upland forest in the Central Amazon using portable profiling LiDAR
Alves de Almeida, D. R., Nelson, B. W., Schietti, J., Gorgens, E. B., Resende, A. F., Stark, S. C. & Valbuena, R., Hyd 2016, Yn: Remote Sensing of Environment. 184, t. 153-160Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Monitoring restored tropical forest diversity and structure through UAV-borne hyperspectral and lidar fusion
Almeida, D. R. A. D., Broadbent, E. N., Ferreira, M. P., Meli, P., Zambrano, A. M. A., Gorgens, E. B., Resende, A. F., Almeida, C. T. D., Amaral, C. H. D., Corte, A. P. D., Silva, C. A., Romanelli, J. P., Prata, G. A., Papa, D. D. A., Stark, S. C., Valbuena, R., Nelson, B. W., Guillemot, J., Féret, J.-B., Chazdon, R. & Brancalion, P. H. S., Hyd 2021, Yn: Remote Sensing of Environment. 264, 1 t., 112582.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
The effectiveness of lidar remote sensing for monitoring forest cover attributes and landscape restoration
Almeida, D. R. A., Stark, S. C., Chazdon, R., Nelson, B. W., Cesar, R. G., Meli, P., Gorgens, E. B., Duarte, M. M., Valbuena, R., Moreno, V. S., Mendes, A. F., Amazonas, N., Gonçalves, N. B., Silva, C. A., Schietti, J. & Brancalion, P. H. S., 15 Ebr 2019, Yn: Forest Ecology and Management. 438, t. 34-43 10 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Effects of plot size, stand density, and scan density on the relationship between airborne laser scanning metrics and the Gini coefficient of tree size inequality
Adnan, S., Maltamo, M., Coomes, D. A. & Valbuena, R., Rhag 2017, Yn: Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 47, 12, t. 1590-1602Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Determining maximum entropy in 3D remote sensing height distributions and using it to improve aboveground biomass modelling via stratification
Adnan, S., Maltamo, M., Mehtätalo, L., Ammaturo, R. N. L., Packalen, P. & Valbuena, R., Gorff 2021, Yn: Remote Sensing of Environment. 260, t. 112464 1 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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A Simple Approach of Groundwater Quality Analysis, Classification, and Mapping in Peshawar, Pakistan
Adnan, S., Iqbal, J., Maltamo, M., Bacha, M. S., Shahab, A. & Valbuena, R., 7 Rhag 2019, Yn: Environments. 6, 12Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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GIS-based DRASTIC model for groundwater vulnerability and pollution risk assessment in the Peshawar District, Pakistan
Adnan, S., Iqbal, J., Maltamo, M. & Valbuena, R., Awst 2018, Yn: Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 11, 16Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
A simple approach to forest structure classification using airborne laser scanning that can be adopted across bioregions
Adnan, S., Maltamo, M., Coomes, D. A., García-Abril, A., Malhi, Y., Manzanera, J. A., Butt, N., Morecroft, M. & Valbuena, R., 15 Chwef 2019, Yn: Forest Ecology and Management. 433, t. 111 - 121Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Mapping forest structural heterogeneity of tropical montane forest remnants from airborne laser scanning and Landsat time series
Adhikari, H., Valbuena, R., Pellikka, P. K. E. & Heiskanen, J., 1 Ion 2020, Yn: Ecological Indicators. 108, 105739.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid