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Michael J. Falkowski is a researcher affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their work is primarily situated within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's research spans several key topics, including:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Turfgrass Adaptation and Management
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture

Michael J. Falkowski has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed papers. Notable recent publications include:

  • "A carbon monitoring system for mapping regional, annual aboveground biomass across the northwestern USA" (2020) published in Environmental Research Letters
  • "Monitoring pinyon-juniper cover and aboveground biomass across the Great Basin" (2020) published in Environmental Research Letters
  • "Quantifying Pinyon-Juniper Reduction within North America's Sagebrush Ecosystem" (2020) published in Rangeland Ecology & Management
  • "Characterizing over Four Decades of Forest Disturbance in Minnesota, USA" (2020) published in Forests
  • "Monitoring conifer cover: Leaf-off lidar and image-based tracking of eastern redcedar encroachment in central Nebraska" (2020) published in Remote Sensing of Environment

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Michael J. Falkowski include:

  • Steven K. Filippelli
  • Jody C. Vogeler
  • Patrick A. Fekety
  • Andrew T. Hudak
  • Jason R. Reinhardt

The scientist's work has appeared multiple times in key journals such as Environmental Research Letters and Rangeland Ecology & Management, with additional publications in Forests, International Journal of Remote Sensing, and Remote Sensing of Environment. These venues reflect a consistent engagement with research themes related to environmental monitoring and ecological management.

Best Publications

  • Remote sensing techniques to assess active fire characteristics and post-fire effects

    Leigh B. Lentile;Zachary A. Holden;Alistair M. S. Smith;Michael J. Falkowski

  • Nearest neighbor imputation of species-level, plot-scale forest structure attributes from LiDAR data

    Andrew T. Hudak;Nicholas L. Crookston;Jeffrey S. Evans;David E. Hall

  • Forest Monitoring Using Landsat Time Series Data: A Review

    Asim Banskota;Nilam Kayastha;Michael J. Falkowski;Michael A. Wulder

  • Characterizing forest succession with lidar data: An evaluation for the Inland Northwest, USA

    Michael J. Falkowski;Michael J. Falkowski;Jeffrey S. Evans;Sebastian Martinuzzi;Paul E. Gessler

  • Mapping snags and understory shrubs for a LiDAR-based assessment of wildlife habitat suitability

    Sebastián Martinuzzi;Lee A. Vierling;William A. Gould;Michael J. Falkowski

  • Automated estimation of individual conifer tree height and crown diameter via two-dimensional spatial wavelet analysis of lidar data

    Michael J Falkowski;Alistair M.S Smith;Andrew T Hudak;Paul E Gessler

  • Quantifying aboveground forest carbon pools and fluxes from repeat LiDAR surveys

    Andrew T. Hudak;Eva K. Strand;Lee A. Vierling;John C. Byrne

  • Imputation of individual longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) tree attributes from field and LiDAR data

    Carlos A. Silva;Andrew T. Hudak;Lee A. Vierling;E. Louise Loudermilk

  • Regression modeling and mapping of coniferous forest basal area and tree density from discrete-return lidar and multispectral satellite data

    Andrew T Hudak;Nicholas L Crookston;Jeffrey S Evans;Michael J Falkowski

  • Testing the potential of multi-spectral remote sensing for retrospectively estimating fire severity in African savannahs

    Alistair M.S. Smith;Martin J. Wooster;Nick A. Drake;Frederick M. Dipotso

  • Saving sage-grouse from the trees: A proactive solution to reducing a key threat to a candidate species

    Sharon Baruch-Mordo;Jeffrey S. Evans;Jeffrey S. Evans;John P. Severson;David E. Naugle;David E. Naugle

  • Characterizing and mapping forest fire fuels using ASTER imagery and gradient modeling

    Michael J. Falkowski;Paul E. Gessler;Penelope Morgan;Andrew T. Hudak

  • The Importance of Consistent Global Forest Aboveground Biomass Product Validation

    L. Duncanson;J. Armston;M. Disney;V. Avitabile

  • The influence of conifer forest canopy cover on the accuracy of two individual tree measurement algorithms using lidar data

    Michael J Falkowski;Michael J Falkowski;Alistair M.S. Smith;Paul E Gessler;Andrew T Hudak

  • A review of methods for mapping and prediction of inventory attributes for operational forest management

    Kimberley D. Brosofske;Robert E. Froese;Michael J Falkowski;Asim Banskota

  • Remote sensing the vulnerability of vegetation in natural terrestrial ecosystems

    Alistair M.S. Smith;Crystal A. Kolden;Wade T. Tinkham;Alan F. Talhelm

  • A Comparison of Accuracy and Cost of LiDAR versus Stand Exam Data for Landscape Management on the Malheur National Forest

    Susan Hummel;A. T. Hudak;E. H. Uebler;M. J. Falkowski

  • Landscape-scale parameterization of a tree-level forest growth model: a k-nearest neighbor imputation approach incorporating LiDAR data

    Michael J. FalkowskiM.J. Falkowski;Andrew T. HudakA.T. Hudak;Nicholas L. CrookstonN.L. Crookston;Paul E. GesslerP.E. Gessler

  • A sourcebook of methods and procedures for monitoring and reporting anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and removals associated with deforestation, gains and losses of carbon stocks in forests remaining forests, and forestation.: GOFC-GOLD Report version COP18-1

    Frederic Achard;Sandra Brown;Michael Brady;Ruth DeFries

  • The response of boreal peatland community composition and NDVI to hydrologic change, warming, and elevated carbon dioxide.

    Mara Y. McPartland;Evan S. Kane;Evan S. Kane;Michael J. Falkowski;Randy Kolka

  • Extracting the full value of the Landsat archive: Inter-sensor harmonization for the mapping of Minnesota forest canopy cover (1973–2015)

    Jody C. Vogeler;Justin D. Braaten;Robert A. Slesak;Michael J. Falkowski

  • A cross-comparison of field , spectral, and lidar estimates of forest canopy cover

    Alistair M. S. Smith;Michael J. Falkowski;Andrew T. Hudak;Jeffrey S. Evans

  • Forest monitoring using Landsat time-series data- A

    Asim Banskota;Nilam Kayastha;Michael J. Falkowski;Michael A. Wulder

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew T. Hudak
Andrew T. Hudak US Forest Service
Alistair M. S. Smith
Alistair M. S. Smith University of Idaho
Jeffrey S. Evans
Jeffrey S. Evans The Nature Conservancy
Paul E. Gessler
Paul E. Gessler University of Idaho
Evan S. Kane
Evan S. Kane Michigan Technological University
David E. Naugle
David E. Naugle University of Montana
Lee A. Vierling
Lee A. Vierling University of Idaho
Scott J. Goetz
Scott J. Goetz Northern Arizona University
Michael A. Wulder
Michael A. Wulder Natural Resources Canada
Timothy E. Link
Timothy E. Link University of Idaho

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