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Overview

Geoffrey G. Parker is affiliated with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a notable focus on Ecology and subfields such as Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The main topics covered in their publications include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Forest Ecology and Management, Plant and Animal Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions.

Some of their recent research contributions include the following papers:

  • Aboveground biomass density models for NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar mission, 2022, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Tamm review: Leaf Area Index (LAI) is both a determinant and a consequence of important processes in vegetation canopies, 2020, Forest Ecology and Management
  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal trees influence the latitudinal beta-diversity gradient of tree communities in forests worldwide, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Distribution of biomass dynamics in relation to tree size in forests across the world, 2022, New Phytologist
  • Mycorrhizal type influences plant density dependence and species richness across 15 temperate forests, 2020, Ecology

Frequently published venues include Ecology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Remote Sensing of Environment, and Forest Ecology and Management.

Geoffrey G. Parker has collaborated repeatedly with several coauthors, including:

  • James A. Lutz
  • Sean M. McMahon
  • Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira
  • Stephen P. Hubbell
  • David Kenfack

Best Publications

  • Lidar Remote Sensing for Ecosystem Studies

    Michael A. Lefsky;Warren B. Cohen;Geoffrey G. Parker;David J. Harding

  • Lidar Remote Sensing of the Canopy Structure and Biophysical Properties of Douglas-Fir Western Hemlock Forests

    M.A. Lefsky;W.B. Cohen;S.A. Acker;G.G. Parker

  • Throughfall and Stemflow in the Forest Nutrient Cycle

    G.G. Parker

  • Surface lidar remote sensing of basal area and biomass in deciduous forests of eastern Maryland, USA

    M. A. Lefsky;D. Harding;W. B. Cohen;Geoffrey G. Parker

  • Lidar remote sensing of above‐ground biomass in three biomes

    Michael A. Lefsky;Warren B. Cohen;David J. Harding;Geoffrey G. Parker

  • CTFS-ForestGEO: A worldwide network monitoring forests in an era of global change

    Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira;Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira;Stuart J. Davies;Stuart J. Davies;Amy C. Bennett;Erika B. Gonzalez-Akre

  • Structure and microclimate of forest canopies.

    G. G. Parker;M. D. Lowman;N. M. Nadkarni

  • Laser altimeter canopy height profiles: methods and validation for closed-canopy, broadleaf forests

    D.J Harding;M.A Lefsky;G.G Parker;J.B Blair

  • Global importance of large‐diameter trees

    James A. Lutz;Tucker J. Furniss;Daniel J. Johnson;Stuart J. Davies

  • Aboveground biomass density models for NASA’s Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar mission

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  • Evidence for a recent increase in forest growth

    Sean M. McMahon;Geoffrey G. Parker;Dawn R. Miller

  • Remote sensing of vegetation 3-D structure for biodiversity and habitat: Review and implications for lidar and radar spaceborne missions

    K. M. Bergen;S. J. Goetz;R. O. Dubayah;G. M. Henebry

  • Scale-dependent relationships between tree species richness and ecosystem function in forests

    Ryan A. Chisholm;Helene C. Muller-Landau;Kassim Abdul Rahman;Daniel P. Bebber

  • Plant diversity increases with the strength of negative density dependence at the global scale.

    Joseph A. LaManna;Scott A. Mangan;Alfonso Alonso;Norman A. Bourg;Norman A. Bourg

  • Amazon forest carbon dynamics predicted by profiles of canopy leaf area and light environment

    Scott C Stark;Veronika Leitold;Jin L Wu;Maria O Hunter

  • A portable LIDAR system for rapid determination of forest canopy structure

    Geoffrey G. Parker;David J. Harding;Michelle L. Berger

  • Canopy light transmittance in a chronosequence of mixed-species deciduous forests

    Martin J. Brown;Geoffrey G. Parker

  • ForestGEO: Understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network

    Stuart J. Davies;Iveren Abiem;Kamariah Abu Salim;Salomón Aguilar

  • Three-dimensional Structure of an Old-growth Pseudotsuga-Tsuga Canopy and Its Implications for Radiation Balance, Microclimate, and Gas Exchange

    Geoffrey G. Parker;Mark E. Harmon;Michael A. Lefsky;Jiquan Chen

  • The canopy surface and stand development: assessing forest canopy structure and complexity with near-surface altimetry

    Geoffrey G Parker;Mary E Russ

  • Mechanical abrasion and intercrown spacing.

    Francis E. Putz;Geoffrey G. Parker;Ruth M. Archibald

  • Lidar Remote Sensing of Aboveground Biomass in Three Biomes

    M. A. Lefsky;W. B. Cohen;D. J. Harding;Geoffrey G. Parker

Frequent Co-Authors

Sean M. McMahon
Sean M. McMahon Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Stuart J. Davies
Stuart J. Davies Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
David J. Harding
David J. Harding Goddard Space Flight Center
David Kenfack
David Kenfack Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Michael A. Lefsky
Michael A. Lefsky Colorado State University
William J. McShea
William J. McShea Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Stephen P. Hubbell
Stephen P. Hubbell University of California, Los Angeles
Fangliang He
Fangliang He University of Alberta
Nalini M. Nadkarni
Nalini M. Nadkarni University of Utah
James A. Lutz
James A. Lutz Utah State University

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