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Portrait of Henrik Smith. Photo.

Henrik Smith

Professor

Portrait of Henrik Smith. Photo.

Daily Evolution of the Insect Biomass Spectrum in an Agricultural Landscape Accessed with Lidar

Author

  • Mikkel Brydegaard
  • Alem Gebru
  • Carsten Kirkeby
  • Susanne Åkesson
  • Henrik Smith

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