The complex root systems of mangroves such as Rhizophora spp. can hold up to 40% of the total tree biomass yet have usually been neglected in the assessment of the aboveground biomass (AGB). Traditional measurements of AGB can be laborious, costly, time consuming, and require the destruction of the tree. Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) has increasingly been applied to recreate the architecture of trees to reduce the need for...

The future of tropical forests hinges on the balance between disturbance rates, which are expected to increase with climate change, and tree growth. Whereas tree growth is a slow process, disturbance events occur sporadically and tend to be short‐lived. This difference challenges forest monitoring to achieve sufficient resolution to capture tree growth, while covering the necessary scale to characterize disturbance rates. Airb...

In tropical forests, trees strategically balance growth patterns to optimise fitness amid multiple environmental stressors. Wind poses the primary risk to a tree's mechanical stability, prompting developments such as thicker trunks to withstand the bending forces. Therefore, a trade‐off in resource allocation exists between diameter growth and vertical growth to compete for light. We explore this trade‐off by measuring the rel...