Operational Tree Species Mapping in a Diverse Tropical Forest with Airborne Imaging Spectroscopy.

Remote identification and mapping of canopy tree species can contribute valuable information towards our understanding of ecosystem biodiversity and function over large spatial scales. However, the extreme challenges posed by highly diverse, closed-canopy tropical forests have prevented automated re...

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Main Authors: Claire A Baldeck, Gregory P Asner, Robin E Martin, Christopher B Anderson, David E Knapp, James R Kellner, S Joseph Wright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4496029?pdf=render