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.

2023

• PublishedContinuous 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 journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedLong-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 journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedVascular 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 journal › Article › peer-review

2022

• PublishedA 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 journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedAboveground 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 journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedLarge 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 journal › Article › peer-review

2021

• PublishedAnalysis 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 journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedBeyond 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 journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedConcerns 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 journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedDetermining 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 journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGlobal 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 journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedImpacts 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 journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMonitoring 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 journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRecovery 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 journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedResource 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 journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTighten 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 journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• PublishedA new era in forest restoration monitoring
  de Almeida, D. R. A., Stark, S. C., Valbuena, R., Broadbent, E. N., Silva, T. S. F., de Resende, A. F., Ferreira, M. P., Cardil, A., Silva, C. A., Amazonas, N., Zambrano, A. M. A. & Brancalion, P. H. S., 30 Jan 2020, In: Restoration Ecology. 28, 1, p. 8-11 4 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedAutomated operational logging plan considering multi-criteria optimization
  Görgens, E. B., Mund, J.-P., Cremer, T., Conto, T. D., Krause, S., Valbuena, R. & Rodriguez, L. C. E., 1 Mar 2020, In: Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 170, p. 105253 1 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedCombined Impact of Sample Size and Modeling Approaches for Predicting Stem Volume in Eucalyptus spp. Forest Plantations Using Field and LiDAR Data
  Silva, V. S. D., Silva, C. A., Mohan, M., Cardil, A., Rex, F. E., Loureiro, G. H., Almeida, D. R. A. D., Broadbent, E. N., Gorgens, E. B., Dalla Corte, A. P., Silva, E. A., Valbuena, R. & Klauberg, C., 1 May 2020, In: Remote Sensing. 12, 9
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedComparison of Statistical Modelling Approaches for Estimating Tropical Forest Aboveground Biomass Stock and Reporting Their Changes in Low-Intensity Logging Areas Using Multi-Temporal LiDAR Data
  Rex, F. E., Silva, C. A., Dalla Corte, A. P., Klauberg, C., Mohan, M., Cardil, A., Silva, V. S. D., Almeida, D. R. A. D., Garcia, M., Broadbent, E. N., Valbuena, R., Stoddart, J., Merrick, T. & Hudak, A. T., 8 May 2020, In: Remote Sensing. 12, 9, 1498.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedDetecting 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 journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEvaluating tropical forest classification and field sampling stratification from lidar to reduce effort and enable landscape monitoring
  Papa, D. D. A., Almeida, D. R. A. D., Silva, C. A., Figueiredo, E. O., Stark, S. C., Valbuena, R., Rodriguez, L. C. E. & Oliveira, M. V. N. D., 1 Feb 2020, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 457, 117634.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMapping 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 Jan 2020, In: Ecological Indicators. 108, 105739.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedResource 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 May 2020, (bioRxiv).
  Research output: Working paper
• PublishedSimulation 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 journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedStandardizing 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 journal › Review article › peer-review

2019

• PublishedA 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 Dec 2019, In: Environments. 6, 12
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedA 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 Feb 2019, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 433, p. 111 - 121
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedCurrent Trends in Forest Ecological Applications of Three-Dimensional Remote Sensing: Transition from Experimental to Operational Solutions?
  Latifi, H. & Valbuena, R., 9 Oct 2019, In: Forests. 10, 10
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEstimation of forest biomass components using airborne LiDAR and multispectral sensors
  Hernando, A., Puerto, L., Mola-Yudego, B., Antonio Manzanera, J., Garcia-Abril, A., Maltamo, M. & Valbuena, R., 30 Apr 2019, In: iForest. 12, p. 207-213
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEvaluating observed versus predicted forest biomass: R-squared, index of agreement or maximal information coefficient?
  Valbuena, R., Hernando, A., Manzanera, J. A., Gorgens, E. B., Alves de Almeida, D. R., Silva, C. A. & Garcia-Abril, A., 31 May 2019, In: European Journal of Remote Sensing. 52, 1, p. 345-358 14 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedForestGapR: An r Package for forest gap analysis from canopy height models
  Silva, C. A., Valbuena, R., Pinage, E. R., Mohan, M., Alves de Almeida, D. R., Broadbent, E. N., Jaafar, W. S. W. M., de Almeida Papa, D., Cardil, A. & Klauberg, C., 31 Aug 2019, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 10, 8, p. 1347-1356
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedOptimizing the remote detection of tropical rainforest structure with airborne lidar: Leaf area profile sensitivity to pulse density and spatial sampling
  de Almeida, D. R. A., Stark, S. C., Shao, G., Schietti, J., Nelson, B. W., Silva, C. A., Gorgens, E. B., Valbuena, R., Papa, D. D. A. & Brancalion, P. H. S., 7 Jan 2019, In: Remote Sensing. 11, 1, 92.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPersistent 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 Sept 2019, In: Ecological Applications. 29, 6, e01952.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe Forest Observation System, building a global reference dataset for remote sensing of forest biomass
  Schepaschenko, D., Chave, J., Phillips, O. L., Lewis, S. L., Davies, S. J., Rejou-Mechain, M., Sist, P., Scipal, K., Perger, C., Herault, B., Labriere, N., Hofhansl, F., Affum-Baffoe, K., Aleinikov, A., Alonso, A., Amani, C., Araujo-Murakami, A., Armston, J., Arroyo, L., Ascarrunz, N., Azevedo, C., Baker, T., Balazy, R., Bedeau, C., Berry, N., Bilous, A. M., Bilous, S. Y., Bissiengou, P., Blanc, L., Bobkova, K. S., Braslavskaya, T., Brienen, R., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Condit, R., Cuni-Sanchez, A., Danilina, D., del Castillo Torres, D., Derroire, G., Descroix, L., Sotta, E. D., d'Oliveira, M. V. N., Dresel, C., Erwin, T., Evdokimenko, M. D., Falck, J., Feldpausch, T. R., Foli, E. G., Foster, R., Fritz, S., Damian Garcia-Abril, A., Gornov, A., Gornova, M., Gothard-Bassebe, E., Gourlet-Fleury, S., Guedes, M., Hamer, K. C., Susanty, F. H., Higuchi, N., Honorio Coronado, E. N., Hubau, W., Hubbell, S., Ilstedt, U., Ivanov, V. V., Kanashiro, M., Karlsson, A., Karminov, V. N., Killeen, T., Koffi, J.-C. K., Konovalova, M., Kraxner, F., Krejza, J., Krisnawati, H., Krivobokov, L. V., Kuznetsov, M. A., Lakyda, I., Lakyda, P. I., Licona, J. C., Lucas, R. M., Lukina, N., Lussetti, D., Malhi, Y., Antonio Manzanera, J., Marimon, B., Marimon Junior, B. H., Vasquez Martinez, R., Martynenko, O. V., Matsala, M., Matyashuk, R. K., Mazzei, L., Memiaghe, H., Mendoza, C., Monteagudo Mendoza, A., Moroziuk, O. V., Mukhortova, L., Musa, S., Nazimova, D. I., Okuda, T., Oliveira, L. C., Ontikov, P. V., Osipov, A. F., Pietsch, S., Playfair, M., Poulsen, J., Radchenko, V. G., Rodney, K., Rozak, A. H., Ruschel, A., Rutishauser, E., See, L., Shchepashchenko, M., Shevchenko, N., Shvidenko, A., Silveira, M., Singh, J., Sonke, B., Souza, C., Sterenczak, K., Stonozhenko, L., Sullivan, M. J. P., Szatniewska, J., Aedoumg, H. T., Ter Steege, H., Tikhonova, E., Toledo, M., Trefilova, O. V., Valbuena, R., Valenzuela Gamarra, L., Vasiliev, S., Vedrova, E. F., Verhovets, S. V., Vidal, E., Vladimirova, N. A., Vleminckx, J., Vos, V. A., Vozmitel, F. K., Wanek, W., West, T. A. P., Woell, H., Woods, J. T., Wortel, V., Yamada, T., Hajar, Z. S. N. & Zo-Bi, I. C., 10 Oct 2019, In: Scientific data. 6, 198
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe 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 Apr 2019, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 438, p. 34-43 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

• PublishedAirborne laser scanning for tree diameter distribution modelling: a comparison of different modelling alternatives in a tropical single-species plantation
  Maltamo, M., Mehtatalo, L., Valbuena, R., Vauhkonen, J. & Packalen, P., Jan 2018, In: Forestry. 91, 1, p. 121-131
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGIS-based DRASTIC model for groundwater vulnerability and pollution risk assessment in the Peshawar District, Pakistan
  Adnan, S., Iqbal, J., Maltamo, M. & Valbuena, R., Aug 2018, In: Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 11, 16
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMost similar neighbor imputation of forest attributes using metrics derived from combined airborne LIDAR and multispectral sensors
  Valbuena, R., Hernando, A., Manzanera, J. A., Martínez-Falero, E., García-Abril, A. & Mola-Yudego, B., 2018, In: International Journal of Digital Earth. 11, 12, p. 1205-1218 14 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedUsability of citizen science observations together with airborne laser scanning data in determining the habitat preferences of forest birds
  Mononen, L., Auvinen, A.-P., Packalen, P., Virkkala, R., Valbuena, R., Bohlin, I., Valkama, J. & Vihervaara, P., 15 Dec 2018, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 430, p. 498-508
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedValuation of growing stock using multisource GIS data, a stem quality database, and bucking simulation
  Sanz, B., Malinen, J., Leppanen, V., Valbuena, R., Kauranne, T. & Tokola, T., 19 Jun 2018, In: Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 48, 8, p. 888-897
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• PublishedA method for optimizing height threshold when computing airborne laser scanning metrics
  Gorgens, E. B., Valbuena, R. & Rodriguez, L. C. E., 1 May 2017, In: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing. 83, 5, p. 343-350 8 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEffects 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., Dec 2017, In: Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 47, 12, p. 1590-1602
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEnhancing of accuracy assessment for forest above-ground biomass estimates obtained from remote sensing via hypothesis testing and overfitting evaluation
  Valbuena, R., Hernando, A., Manzanera, J. A., Gorgens, E. B., Almeida, D. R. A., Mauro, F., Garcia-Abril, A. & Coomes, D. A., 24 Dec 2017, In: Ecological Modelling. 366, p. 15-26
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedInfluence of the resolution of forest cover maps in evaluating fragmentation and connectivity to assess habitat conservation status
  Hernando, A., Velázquez, J., Valbuena, R., Legrand, M. & García-Abril, A., Aug 2017, In: Ecological Indicators. 79, p. 295-302 8 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedKey structural features of Boreal forests may be detected directly using L-moments from airborne lidar data
  Valbuena, R., Maltamo, M., Mehtatalo, L. & Packalen, P., 1 Jun 2017, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 194, p. 437-446
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedModeling 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 May 2017, In: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 57, p. 145-153 9 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRemote sensing approach for spatial planning of land management interventions in West African savannas
  Heiskanen, J., Liu, J., Valbuena, R., Aynekulu, E., Packalen, P. & Pellikka, P., May 2017, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 140, p. 29-41 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedWood biomass potentials for energy in northern Europe: Forest or plantations?
  Mola-Yudego, B., Arevalo, J., Díaz-Yáñez, O., Dimitriou, I., Haapala, A., Carlos Ferraz Filho, A., Selkimäki, M. & Valbuena, R., Nov 2017, In: Biomass and Bioenergy. 106, p. 95-103 9 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

• PublishedClassification of forest development stages from national low-density lidar datasets: A comparison of machine learning methods [Clasificación de etapas de desarrollo forestal a partir de datos de vuelos lidar nacionales de baja densidad: Comparación de métodos de aprendizaje automático]
  Valbuena, R., Maltamo, M. & Packalen, P., 1 Feb 2016, In: Revista de Teledeteccion. 45, Special Issue, p. 15-25 11 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedClassification of multilayered forest development classes from low-density national airborne lidar datasets
  Valbuena, R., Maltamo, M. & Packalen, P., Aug 2016, In: Forestry. 89, 4, p. 392-401 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedContrasting 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., Oct 2016, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 184, p. 153-160
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedFusion of airborne LiDAR and multispectral sensors reveals synergic capabilities in forest structure characterization
  Manzanera, J. A., García-Abril, A., Pascual, C., Tejera, R., Martín-Fernández, S., Tokola, T. & Valbuena, R., 2016, In: GIScience and Remote Sensing. 53, 6, p. 723-738 16 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGini coefficient predictions from airborne lidar remote sensing display the effect of management intensity on forest structure
  Valbuena, R., Eerikäinen, K., Packalen, P. & Maltamo, M., Jan 2016, In: Ecological Indicators. 60, p. 574-585 12 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRemote sensing estimates and measures of uncertainty for forest variables at different aggregation levels
  Mauro, F., Molina, I., García-Abril, A., Valbuena, R. & Ayuga-Téllez, E., 2016, In: EnvironMetrics. 27, 4, p. 225-238 14 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSensitivity of Above-Ground Biomass Estimates to Height-Diameter Modelling in Mixed-Species West African Woodlands
  Valbuena, R., Heiskanen, J., Aynekulu, E., Pitkänen, S. & Packalen, P., 1 Jul 2016, In: PLoS ONE. 11, 7, p. e0158198
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

• PublishedHow to integrate remotely sensed data and biodiversity for ecosystem assessments at landscape scale
  Vihervaara, P., Mononen, L., Auvinen, A.-P., Virkkala, R., Lu, Y., Pippuri, I., Packalen, P., Valbuena, R. & Valkama, J., Mar 2015, In: Landscape Ecology. 30, 3, p. 501-516
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMapping wood production in European forests
  Verkerk, P. J., Levers, C., Kuemmerle, T., Lindner, M., Valbuena, R., Verburg, P. H. & Zudin, S., 1 Dec 2015, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 357, p. 228-238
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

• PublishedCanonical correlation analysis for interpreting airborne laser scanning metrics along the lorenz curve of tree size inequality
  Valbuena, R., Packalen, P., Tokola, T. & Maltamo, M., 2014, In: Baltic Forestry. 20, 2, p. 326-332 7 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedComparison of airborne laser scanning methods for estimating forest structure indicators based on Lorenz curves
  Valbuena, R., Vauhkonen, J., Packalen, P., Pitkanen, J. & Maltamo, M., Sept 2014, In: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 95, p. 23-33
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

• PublishedCharacterizing forest structural types and shelterwood dynamics from Lorenz-based indicators predicted by airborne laser scanning
  Valbuena, R., Packalen, P., Mehtätalo, L., García-Abril, A. & Maltamo, M., 2013, In: Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 43, 11, p. 1063-1074 12 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPatterns of covariance between airborne laser scanning metrics and Lorenz curve descriptors of tree size inequality
  Valbuena, R., Maltamo, M., Martín-Fernández, S., Packalen, P., Pascual, C. & Nabuurs, G.-J., 2013, In: Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 39, Suppl.1, p. S18-S31
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedWithin-species benefits of back-projecting airborne laser scanner and multispectral sensors in monospecific pinus sylvestris forests
  Valbuena, R., De-Blas, A., Martín-Fernández, S., Maltamo, M., Nabuurs, G.-J. & Manzanera, J. A., 2013, In: European Journal of Remote Sensing. 46, 1, p. 491-509 19 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

• PublishedDiversity and equitability ordering profiles applied to study forest structure
  Valbuena, R., Packalén, P., Martín-Fernández, S. & Maltamo, M., 2012, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 276, p. 185-195 11 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPartial least squares for discriminating variance components in global navigation satellite systems accuracy obtained under scots pine canopies
  Valbuena, R., Mauro, F., Rodríguez-Solano, R. & Manzanera, J. A., 2012, In: Forest Science. 58, 2, p. 139-153 15 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

• PublishedComparing airborne laser scanning-imagery fusion methods based on geometric accuracy in forested areas
  Valbuena, R., Mauro, F., Arjonilla, F. J. & Manzanera, J. A., 15 Aug 2011, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 115, 8, p. 1942-1954 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedInfluence of global navigation satellite system errors in positioning inventory plots for treeheight distribution studies
  Mauro, F., Valbuena, R., Manzanera, J. A. & García-Abril, A., 2011, In: Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 41, 1, p. 11-23 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2010

• PublishedAccuracy and precision of GPS receivers under forest canopies in a mountainous environment [Exactitud y precisiońn de receptores GPS bajo cubiertas forestales en ambientes montañosos]
  Valbuena, R., Mauro, F., Rodriguez-Solano, R. & Manzanera, J. A., 2010, In: Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research. 8, 4, p. 1047-1057 11 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedForest canopy height retrieval using LiDAR data, medium-resolution satellite imagery and kNN estimation in Aberfoyle, Scotland
  McInerney, D. O., Suarez-Minguez, J., Valbuena, R. & Nieuwenhuis, M., Apr 2010, In: Forestry. 83, 2, p. 195-206 12 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• The Europena Forest Information Network (EFINET)

  01/06/2021 – 31/12/2024 (Active)

• AMAZECO - An Ecosystem Structure EBV product covering the Amazon combining satelite and airborne LIDAR

  01/10/2020 – 31/12/2024 (Active)

• KESS II East Phd with Forest Research BUK2E010

  01/11/2019 – 31/03/2024 (Finished)