Henrik Smith
Professor
Daily Evolution of the Insect Biomass Spectrum in an Agricultural Landscape Accessed with Lidar
Author
Summary, in English
We present measurements of atmospheric insect fauna intercepted by a static lidar transect over arable and pastoral land over one day. We observe nearly a quarter million of events which are calibrated to optical cross section. Biomass spectra are derived from the size distribution and presented against space and time. We discuss detection limits and instrument biasing, and we relate the insect observations to relevant ecological landscape features and land use. Future directions and improvements of the technique are also outlined.
Department/s
- Lund Laser Centre, LLC
- Department of Biology
- BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
Publishing year
2016-06-07
Language
English
Publication/Series
EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume
119
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
EDP Sciences
Topic
- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
- Ecology
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 2100-014X