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SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
Volume 19, Issue 6, Pages 558-570Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS
DOI: 10.1080/02827580410019490
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above ground forest biomass; airborne laser scanning; forest structure; laser altimetry; LIDAR; quantile estimators; remote sensing
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A conceptual model describing why laser height metrics derived from airborne discrete return laser scanner data are highly correlated with above ground biomass is proposed. Following from this conceptual model, the concept of canopy-based quantile estimators of above ground forest biomass is introduced and applied to an uneven-aged, mature to overmature, tolerant hardwood forest. Results from using the 0th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 100th percentiles of the distributions of laser canopy heights to estimate above ground biomass are reported. A comparison of the five models for each dependent variable group did not reveal any overt differences between models with respect to their predictive capabilities. The coefficient of determination (r(2)) for each model is greater than 0.80 and any two models may differ at most by up to 9%. Differences in root-mean-square error (RMSE) between models for above ground total, stem wood, stem bark, live branch and foliage biomass were 8.1, 5.1, 2.9, 2.1 and 1.1 Mg ha(-1), respectively.
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