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Traditional 3D products generated with digital aerial photogrammetry (DAP) have shown great potential in estimating AGB, tree density, diameter at breast height, height, and basal area in forest ecosystems. However, these traditional products explore only a small part of the structural information contained in the 3D data, thus not leveraging the full potential of the data for inventory purposes. In this study, we tested the performance of 3D products derived from DAP and a technique based on Fourier transforms of vertical profiles of vegetation to estimate AGB, tree density, diameter at breast height, height, and basal area in a secondary fragment of Atlantic Forest located in northeast Brazil. Field measurements were taken in 30 permanent plots (0.25 ha each) to estimate AGB. At the time of the inventory, we also performed a digital aerial mapping of the entire forest fragment with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Based on the 3D point clouds and the digital terrain model (DTM) obtained by DAP, vertical vegetation profiles were produced for each plot. Using traditional structure metrics and metrics derived from Fourier transforms of profiles, regression models were fit to estimate AGB, tree density, diameter at breast height, height, and basal area. The 3D DAP point clouds represented the forest canopy with a high level of detail, regardless of the vegetation density. The metrics based on the Fourier transform of profiles were selected as predictors in all models produced. The best model for AGB explained 93% (R2 = 0.93) of the biomass variation at the plot level, with an RMS error of 9.3 Mg ha\u22121 (22.5%). Similar results were obtained in the models fit for the tree density, diameter at breast height, height, and basal area, with R2 values above 0.90 and RMS errors of less than 18%. The use of Fourier transforms of profiles with 3D products obtained by DAP demonstrated a high potential for estimating AGB and other forest variables of interest in secondary tropical forests, highlighting the value of UAV as a low-cost tool to assist the implementation of REDD+ projects in developing countries like Brazil.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs12213560","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,30]],"date-time":"2020-10-30T21:34:47Z","timestamp":1604093687000},"page":"3560","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":24,"title":["Estimating Structure and Biomass of a Secondary Atlantic Forest in Brazil Using Fourier Transforms of Vertical Profiles Derived from UAV Photogrammetry Point Clouds"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5063-1762","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andr\u00e9","family":"Almeida","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Sergipe, S\u00e3o Crist\u00f3v\u00e3o SE 49100-000, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fabio","family":"Gon\u00e7alves","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Canopy Remote Sensing Solutions, Florian\u00f3polis SC 88032, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gilson","family":"Silva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Forest Science, Federal University of Esp\u00edrito Santo, Jer\u00f4nimo Monteiro ES 29550, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7551-0505","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rodolfo","family":"Souza","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&amp;M University, College Station, TX 77840, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Robert","family":"Treuhaft","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Weslei","family":"Santos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Water Resources Program, Federal University of Sergipe, S\u00e3o Crist\u00f3v\u00e3o SE 49100-000, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Diego","family":"Loureiro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Sergipe, S\u00e3o Crist\u00f3v\u00e3o SE 49100-000, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"M\u00e1rcia","family":"Fernandes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Secretariat for Urban Development and Sustainability, Aracaju SE 49030, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"355","DOI":"10.5589\/m06-030","article-title":"A rigorous assessment of tree height measurements obtained using airborne lidar and conventional field methods","volume":"32","author":"Andersen","year":"2006","journal-title":"Can. 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