Professor Ruben Valbuena

Honorary Professor

Affiliations

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.

  1. 2020
  2. Published

    Standardizing Ecosystem Morphological Traits from 3D Information Sources

    Valbuena, R., O'Connor, B., Zellweger, F., Simonson, W., Vihervaara, P., Maltamo, M., Silva, C. A., Almeida, D. R. A., Danks, F., Morsdorf, F., Chirici, G., Lucas, R., Coomes, D. A. & Coops, N. C., 1 Aug 2020, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 35, 8, p. 656-667

    Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Simulation of overflow thresholds in urban basins: Case study in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico

    Silva Cervantes, M., Hernando, A., García-Abril, A., Valbuena, R., Velázquez Saornil, J. & Manzanera, J. A., 1 Sept 2020, In: River Research and Applications. 36, 7, p. 1307-1320 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    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., Nov 2020, In: Biotropica. 52, 6, p. 1155-1167 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. 2021
  6. Published

    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., Jan 2021, In: Global Change Biology. 27, 1, p. 177-189 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    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 Jan 2021, In: Remote Sensing. 13, 2, 168.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Recovery of logged forest fragments in a human-modified tropical landscape during the 2015-16 El Niño

    Nunes, M. H., Jucker, T., Riutta, T., Svátek, M., Kvasnica, J., Rejžek, M., Matula, R., Majalap, N., Ewers, R. M., Swinfield, T., Valbuena, R., Vaughn, N. R., Asner, G. P. & Coomes, D. A., 9 Mar 2021, In: Nature Communications. 12, 1, p. 1526

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Analysis of Mediterranean Vegetation Fuel Type Changes Using Multitemporal LiDAR

    García-Cimarras, A., Manzanera, J. A. & Valbuena, R., 12 Mar 2021, In: Forests. 12, 3

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Concerns about reported harvests in European forests

    Palahí, M., Valbuena, R., Senf, C., Acil, N., Pugh, T. A. M., Sadler, J., Seidl, R., Potapov, P., Gardiner, B., Hetemäki1, L., Chirici, G., Francini, S., Hlásny, T., Lerink, B. J. W., Olsson, H., Olabarria, J. R. G., Ascoli, D., Asikainen, A., Bauhus, J., Berndes, G., Donis, J., Fridman, J., Hanewinkel, M., Jactel, H., Lindner, M., Marchetti, M., Marušák, R., Sheil, D., Tomé, M., Trasobares, A., Verkerk, P. J., Korhonen, M. & Nabuurs, G.-J., 29 Apr 2021, In: Nature. 592, 7856, p. E15-E17

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    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., Jul 2021, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 260, p. 112464 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    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 Jul 2021, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 491, p. 119155 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    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 Jul 2021, In: Remote Sensing. 13, 14

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    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., Oct 2021, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 264, 1 p., 112582.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    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 Nov 2021, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 500, 119648.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. 2022
  17. Published

    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, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 270

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Large scale multi-layer fuel load characterization in tropical savanna using GEDI spaceborne lidar data

    Leite, R. V., Silva, C. A., Broadbent, E. N., Amaral, C. H. D., Liesenberg, V., Almeida, D. R. A. D., Mohan, M., Godinho, S., Cardil, A., Hamamura, C., Faria, B. L. D., Brancalion, P. H. S., Hirsch, A., Marcatti, G. E., Dalla Corte, A. P., Zambrano, A. M. A., Costa, M. B. T. D., Matricardi, E. A. T., Silva, A. L. D., Goya, L. R. R. Y., Valbuena, R., Mendonça, B. A. F. D., Silva Junior, C. H. L., Aragão, L. E. O. C., García, M., Liang, J., Merrick, T., Hudak, A. T., Xiao, J., Hancock, S., Duncason, L., Ferreira, M. P., Valle, D., Saatchi, S. & Klauberg, C., Jan 2022, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 268, 112764.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    A Conceptual Model for Detecting Small-Scale Forest Disturbances Based on Ecosystem Morphological Traits

    Stoddart, J., Almeida, D., Silva, C. A., Gorgens, E. B., Keller, M. & Valbuena, R., 15 Feb 2022, In: Remote Sensing. 14, 4

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. 2023
  21. Published

    Vascular optimality dictates plant morphology away from Leonardo’s rule

    Sopp, S. & Valbuena, R., Sept 2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America: PNAS. 120, 39, e2215047120.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Long-term satellite observations show continuous increase of vegetation growth enhancement in urban environment

    Peng, X., Jiang, S., Liu, S., Valbuena, R., Smith, A., Zhan, Y., Shi, Y., Ning, Y., Feng, S., Gao, H. & Wang, Z., 10 Nov 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 898, 165515.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Continuous Cover Forestry and Remote Sensing : A Review of Knowledge Gaps, Challenges, and Potential Directions

    Stoddart, J., Suarez, J., Mason, W. & Valbuena, R., Dec 2023, In: Current Forestry Reports. 9, 6, p. 490-501 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

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