Estimation of shrub biomass by airborne LiDAR data in small forest stands

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 262, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1697-1703

  Estornell, J ^a   Ruiz, L A ^a   Velazquez Marti B ^a   Fernandez Sarria A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass; DTM; Forest management; LiDAR; Shrub

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE LIDAR; AIRBORNE LIDAR DATA; DOMINANT SPECIES; DRY BIOMASS; DTM; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FOREST STAND; FOREST STRUCTURE; HIGH DENSITY; LIDAR DATA; LITTLE RESEARCH; MEDITERRANEAN ECOSYSTEM; MEDITERRANEAN FOREST; QUERCUS; SHRUB; SMALL AREA; SPATIAL PLANNING; STANDARD DEVIATION;

BIOMASS; ESTIMATION; FORESTRY; PLANNING; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; VEGETATION;

OPTICAL RADAR;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CLEARCUTTING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DOMINANCE; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; LIDAR; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOMASS; PREDICTION; SHRUB; SPATIAL PLANNING; STAND STRUCTURE;

QUERCUS COCCIFERA;

EID: 84860422554     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.07.026     Document Type: Article

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