Dr David Luscombe

My research focusses on understanding ecological and hydrological structure and function across agricultural, forested and upland landscapes, to answer questions relating to their extent, condition, resilience and vulnerability. My work utilises remotely sensed proxies of ecological structure and function (LiDAR, multi and hyperspectral imaging, radar imaging and thermal imaging) combined with high temporal and spatial resolution in-situ hydrological monitoring to quantify or estimate above ground biomass stocks, ecohydrological status and the vulnerability of soil carbon stocks. This work is used to inform the ongoing management of these dynamic, regenerating and degraded landscape systems.