Estimation of Vegetation Cover Using Digital Photography in a Regional Survey of Central Mexico

Estimation of Vegetation Cover Using Digital Photography in a Regional Survey of Central Mexico

The methods for measuring vegetation cover in Mexican forest surveys are subjective and imprecise. The objectives of this research were to compare the sampling designs used to measure the vegetation cover and estimate the over and understory cover in different land uses, using digital photography. T...

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Main Authors: Víctor Salas-Aguilar, Cristóbal Sánchez-Sánchez, Fabiola Rojas-García, Fernando Paz-Pellat, J. René Valdez-Lazalde, Carmelo Pinedo-Alvarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
automated classification
sampling design
adaptive threshold
over and understory cover
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/8/10/392

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