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SALCA scanning: seeing the wood in the trees
The Salford Advanced Laser Canopy Analyser (SALCA) is said to be the first operational scanner capable of distinguishing between leaf and wood, and is also capable of creating 3D maps of leaf distribution for both single trees and complete forest stands. Image: University of Salford.
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