Aerial laser scanning data for "Forest structural-complexity metrics derived from aerial lidar across four Experimental Forests"

Forest structure is often managed to improve wildlife habitat and to reduce wildfire risk, yet data that characterize structural complexity are not always available in a spatial-resolution suitable for supporting data-driven decisions. To address this need, we used aerial laser scanning (ALS) to to measure forest structure for Hitchiti, Coweeta, Bent Creek, and Escambia experimental forests. <br><br>