Chapter Absolute Density Measures Estimation Functions with Very High Resolution Satellite Images

Assessment and monitoring of forest structure is frequently done with absolute density measures with field forest inventory data and expansion methods. The development of basal area and the number of trees estimation functions with data derived from very high spatial resolution satellite images enab...

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Hlavní autoři: Cristina Gonçalves, Ana, M. O. Sousa, Adélia
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description Assessment and monitoring of forest structure is frequently done with absolute density measures with field forest inventory data and expansion methods. The development of basal area and the number of trees estimation functions with data derived from very high spatial resolution satellite images enable their short-term and cost-effective evaluation, allowing also the estimation for the area not requiring extrapolation methods. The functions of basal area and the number of trees per hectare are based on crown cover obtained with very high spatial resolution satellite images for two evergreen oaks and umbrella pine. The three tree species are especially important in the agroforestry systems of the Mediterranean region. The linear functions fitted for pure stands of the three species and mixed stands of cork and holm oak and of cork oak and umbrella pine showed a better performance for basal area than for the number of trees per hectare. The inclusion of dummy variables for species composition improved the accuracy of the functions.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-702982025-08-13T14:11:53Z Chapter Absolute Density Measures Estimation Functions with Very High Resolution Satellite Images Cristina Gonçalves, Ana M. O. Sousa, Adélia quickBird image, multi-resolution segmentation, crown horizontal projection, absolute density measures, regression thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences Assessment and monitoring of forest structure is frequently done with absolute density measures with field forest inventory data and expansion methods. The development of basal area and the number of trees estimation functions with data derived from very high spatial resolution satellite images enable their short-term and cost-effective evaluation, allowing also the estimation for the area not requiring extrapolation methods. The functions of basal area and the number of trees per hectare are based on crown cover obtained with very high spatial resolution satellite images for two evergreen oaks and umbrella pine. The three tree species are especially important in the agroforestry systems of the Mediterranean region. The linear functions fitted for pure stands of the three species and mixed stands of cork and holm oak and of cork oak and umbrella pine showed a better performance for basal area than for the number of trees per hectare. The inclusion of dummy variables for species composition improved the accuracy of the functions. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2021-06-02T10:10:56Z 2018 chapter ONIX_20210602_10.5772/intechopen.76817_380 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/49266 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/70298 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49266/1/60955.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49266/1/60955.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49266/1/60955.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49266/1/60955.pdf InTechOpen 10.5772/intechopen.76817 10.5772/intechopen.76817 035ecc65-6737-43cf-a13a-6bdf67ce01f4 open access
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Chapter Absolute Density Measures Estimation Functions with Very High Resolution Satellite Images
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