How Do African Forest Elephants Influence Canopy Structure? An Analysis of a Critically Endangered Species' Ecological Role Using Lidar.

Jenna Keany1, Patrick Burns2, Patrick Jantz2, Andrew Abraham3, Chris Doughty2 and Fiona Maisels4, (1)Northern Arizona University, Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Flagstaff, AZ, United States, (2)Northern Arizona University, SICCS, Flagstaff, United States, (3)Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States, (4)Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, United States