THIS PROPOSAL ECHOES THE CALL FROM THIS SOLICITATION TO PROMOTE AND INCREASE THE USE OF SPACE-BASED REMOTE SENSING TO DISCOVER AND DEMONSTRATE ECOLOGICAL AND BIODIVERSITY HYPOTHESIS. ITS ANTICIPATED RESULTS CAN GREATLY ADVANCE THE CAPACITY OF NASA'S LIDAR SATELLITES IN MONITORING 3D STRUCTURE DYNAMICS OF DENSE TROPICAL FORESTS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE LATEST NRC EARTH SCIENCE DECADAL SURVEY.