Ethan and colleagues publish a paper in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change titled “Extending Our Scientific Reach in Arboreal Ecosystems for Research and Management“. Congratulations Ethan!
Figure: The relative ability of each of the predominant methods of tree canopy access to obtain a sample, given the sample’s position in the tree canopy. The blue shading indicates the horizontal accessibility, from the spaces between tree crowns, the inner crown and the outer crown, left to right. The orange shading indicates the vertical accessibility, from the ground to the emergent portion of the canopy. Shading on horizontal and vertical arrows indicates current access, given each method: darker indicated better access. The modes of sample collection are also shown: instantaneous (collecting a sample) by a square; continuous (place a sensor) by an ellipse; and direct human action by a triangle. Darker shading indicates the overall accessibility by that particular mode.