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My research is focused on characterising the structure of forests, with a particular interest in quantifying tropical forest biomass and carbon stocks. Recent work has concentrated on uncertainty in estimates of above-ground biomass at the tree- and stand-scale, whether these estimates have been derived from traditional methods , or from new technologies such as Ìýto do things like , which our group at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø have helped pioneer.

Academic Background

• 2012 - 2017: PhD - Remote Sensing, University College London (for which I wrote my PhD thesis on new )
• 2007 - 2012: MEng - Aerospace Engineering, University of Surrey

Publications

• Binks, O., Finnigan, J., Coughlin, I., Disney, M., Calders, K., Burt, A., Boni Vicari, M., da Costa, A. C. L., Mencuccini, M., Meir, P. (2020). Canopy wetness in the Eastern Amazon.ÌýAgricultural and Forest MeteorologyÌý
• Burt, A., Boni Vicari, M., da Costa, A. C. L., Coughlin, I., Meir, P., Rowland, L., Disney, M. (2021). New insights into large tropical tree mass and structure from direct harvest and terrestrial lidar.ÌýRoyal Society Open ScienceÌý
• Jackson, T., Shenkin, A., Majalap, N., bin Jami, J., bin Sailim, A., Reynolds, G., Reynolds, Coomes, D. A., Boyd, D. S., Burt, A., Wilkes, P., Disney M., Malhi, Y. (2020). The mechanical stability of the world’s tallest broadleaf trees.ÌýBiotropicaÌý
• Disney, M., Burt, A., Wilkes, P., Armston, J., Duncanson, L. (2020). New 3D measurements of large redwood trees for biomass and structure.ÌýScientific ReportsÌý
• Burt, A., Calders, K., Cuni-Sanchez, A., Gómez-Dans, J., Lewis, P., Lewis, S. L., Malhi, Y., Phillips, O. L., Disney, M. (2020). Assessment of Bias in Pan-Tropical Biomass Predictions.ÌýFrontiers in Forests and Global ChangeÌý
• Jackson, T., Shenkin, A., Wellpott, A., Calders, K., Origo, N., Disney, M., Burt, A., Raumonen, P., Gardiner, B., Herold, M., Fourcaud, T., Malhi, Y. (2019). Finite element analysis of trees in the wind based on terrestrial laser scanning data.ÌýAgricultural and Forest MeteorologyÌý
• Jackson, T., Shenkin, A., Moore, J., Bunce, A., van Emmerik, T., Kane, B., Burcham, K., James, K., Selker, J., Calders, K., Origo, N., Disney, M., Burt, A., Wilkes, P., Raumonen, P., Gonzalez de Tanago, J., Lau, A., Herold, M., Goodman, R. C., Fourcaud, T., Malhi, Y. (2019). An architectural understanding of natural sway frequencies in trees.ÌýJournal of the Royal Society InterfaceÌý
• Jackson, T., Shenkin, A., Kalyan, B., Zionts, J., Calders, K., Origo, N., Disney, M., Burt, A., Raumonen, P., Malhi, Y. (2019). A New Architectural Perspective on Wind Damage in a Natural Forest.ÌýForests in Frontiers and Global ChangeÌý
• Disney, M., Burt, A., Calders, K., Schaaf, C., Stovall, A. (2019). Innovations in Ground and Airborne Technologies as Reference and for Training and Validation: Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS).ÌýSurveys in GeophysicsÌý
• Burt, A., Disney, M, Calders, K., (2019). Extracting individual trees from lidar point clouds usingÌýtreeseg.ÌýMethods in Ecology and EvolutionÌý
• Boni Vicari, M., Disney, M., Wilkes, P., Burt, A., Calders, K., Woodgate, W. (2019). Leaf and wood classification framework for terrestrial LiDAR point clouds.ÌýMethods in Ecology and EvolutionÌý
• Wilkes, P., Disney, M., Boni Vicari, M., Calders, K., Burt, A. (2018). Estimating urban above-ground biomass with multi-scale LiDAR.ÌýCarbon Balance and ManagementÌý
• Pfeifer, M., Gonsamo, A., Woodgate, W., Cayuela, L., Marshall, A. R., Ledo, A., Paine, T. C. E., Marchant, R., Burt, A., Calders, K., Courtney-Mustaphi, C., Cuni-Sanchez, A., Deere, N. J., Denu, D. Gonzalez de Tanago, J., Hayward, R., Lau, A., Macía, M. J., Olivier, P. I., Pellikka, P., Seki, H., Shirima, D., Trevithick, R., Wedeux, B., Wheeler, C., Munishi, P. K. T., Martin, T., Mustari, A., Platts, P. J. (2018). Tropical forest canopies and their relationship with climate and disturbance: results from a global dataset of consistent field-based measurements.ÌýForest EcosystemsÌý
• Gonzalez de Tanago, J., Lau, A., Bartholomeus, H., Herold, M., Avitabile, V., Raumonen, P., Martius, C., Goodman, R. C., Disney, M., Manuri, S., Burt, A., Calders, K. (2018). Estimation of above-ground biomass of large tropical trees with terrestrial LiDAR.ÌýMethods in Ecology and EvolutionÌý
• Disney, M., Boni Vicari, M., Burt, A., Calders, K., Lewis, S. L., Raumonen, P., Wilkes, P. (2018). Weighing trees with lasers: advances, challenges and opportunities.ÌýInterface FocusÌý
• Calders, K., Origo, N., Burt, A., Disney, M., Nightingale, J., Raumonen, P., Ã…kerblom, M., Malhi, Y., Lewis, P. (2018). Realistic Forest Stand Reconstruction from Terrestrial LiDAR for Radiative Transfer Modelling.ÌýRemote SensingÌý
• Wilkes, P., Lau, A., Disney, M., Calders, K., Burt, A., Gonzalez de Tanago, J., Bartholomeus, H., Brede, B., Herold, M. (2017). Data acquisition considerations for Terrestrial Laser Scanning of forest plots.ÌýRemote Sensing of EnvironmentÌý
• Calders, K., Disney, M., Armston, J., Burt., A., Brede, B., Origo, N., Muir, J., Nightingale, J. (2017). Evaluation of the Range Accuracy and the Radiometric Calibration of Multiple Terrestrial Laser Scanning Instruments for Data Interoperability.ÌýIEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote SensingÌý
• Gallacher, D. J., Robins, A. G., Burt, A., Chadwick, S., Hayden, P. and Williams, M. (2016). Dispersion of positron emitting radioactive gases in a complex urban building array: a comparison of dose modelling approaches.ÌýJournal of Radiological ProtectionÌý
• Cuni-Sanchez, A., White, L. J. T., Calders, K., Jeffery, K. J., Abernethy, K., Burt, A., Disney, M., Gilpin, M., Gómez-Dans, J., Lewis, S. L. (2016). African Savanna-Forest Boundary Dynamics: A 20-Year Study.ÌýPLOS ONEÌý
• Calders, K., Newnham, G., Burt, A., Murphy, S., Raumonen, P., Herold, M., Culvenor, D., Avitabile, V., Disney, M., Armston, J., Kaasalainen, M. (2015). Nondestructive estimates of above-ground biomass using terrestrial laser scanning.ÌýMethods in Evolution and EcologyÌý