Comparison of ALS based models for estimating aboveground biomass in three types of Mediterranean forest

[EN] This study aimed to develop ALS-based models for estimating stem, crown and aboveground biomass in three types of Mediterranean forest, based on low density ALS data. Two different modelling approaches were used: (i) linear models with different variable selection methods (Stepwise Selection [S...

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Autores: Guerra Hernández, Juan, Görgens, Eric Bastos, García Gutiérrez, Jorge, Rodríguez, Luis Carlos Estraviz, Tomé, Margarida, González Ferreiro, Eduardo Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universidad de León
Repositorio:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
OAI Identifier:oai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/22718
Acceso en línea:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.5721/EuJRS20164911
https://hdl.handle.net/10612/22718
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ingeniería forestal
Topografía
Biomass components
Remote sensing
Airborne laser scanning
Mediterranean forest
Feature selection approaches
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Sumario:[EN] This study aimed to develop ALS-based models for estimating stem, crown and aboveground biomass in three types of Mediterranean forest, based on low density ALS data. Two different modelling approaches were used: (i) linear models with different variable selection methods (Stepwise Selection [SS], Clustering/Exhaustive search [CE] and Genetic Algorithm [GA]), and (ii) previously Published Models (PM) applicable to diverse types of forest. Results indicated more accurate estimations of biomass components for pure Pinus pinea L. (rRMSE = 25.90-26.16%) than for the mixed (30.86-36.34%) and Quercus pyrenaica Willd. forests (32.78-34.84%). All the tested approaches were valuable, but SS and GA performed better than CE and PM in most cases