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Assessing the potential of mobile laser scanning for stand-level forest inventories in near-natural forests
Forestry · Ekim 2023
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Assessing the potential of mobile laser scanning for stand-level forest inventories in near-natural forests
Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research · 2023 SCI-Expanded
Doç. Dr. MUSTAFA ZEYBEK →
YÖKSİS Kayıtları — ISSN Eşleşmesi
Assessing the potential of mobile laser scanning for stand-level forest inventories in near-natural forests
2023 ISSN: 0015-752X SCI-Expanded Q2
Doç. Dr. MUSTAFA ZEYBEK →
Makale Bilgileri
Dergi
Forestry
ISSN0015752X
Yayın TarihiEkim 2023
Cilt / Sayfa96 · 448-464
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85185525159
Özet
Recent advances in LiDAR sensors and robotic technologies have raised the question of whether handheld mobile laser scanning (HMLS) systems can allow for the performing of forest inventories (FIs) without the use of conventional ground measurement (CGM) techniques. However, the reliability of such an approach for forest planning applications, particularly in non-uniform forests under mountainous conditions, remains underexplored. This study aims to address these issues by assessing the accuracy of HMLS-derived data based on the calculation of basic forest attributes such as the number of trees, dominant height and basal area. To this end, near-natural forests of a national park (NE Türkiye) were surveyed using the HMLS and CGM techniques for a management plan renewal project. Taking CGM results as reference, we compared each forest attribute pair based on two datasets collected from 39 sample plots at the forest (landscape) scale. Diameter distributions and the influence of stand characteristics on HMLS data accuracy were also analyzed at the plot scale. The statistical results showed no significant difference between the two datasets for any investigated forest attributes (P >0.05). The most and the least accurately calculated attributes were quadratic mean diameter (root mean square error (RMSE) = 1.3 cm, 4.5 per cent) and stand volume (RMSE = 93.7 m3 ha−1, 16.4 per cent), respectively. The stand volume bias was minimal at the forest scale (15.65 m3 ha−1, 3.11 per cent), but the relative bias increased to 72.1 per cent in a mixed forest plot with many small and multiple-stemmed trees. On the other hand, a strong negative relationship was detected between stand maturation and estimation errors. The accuracy of HMLS data considerably improved with increased mean diameter, basal area and stand volume values. Eventually, we conclude that many forest attributes can be quantified using HMLS at an accuracy level required by forest planning and management-related decision making. However, there is still a need for CGM in FIs to capture qualitative attributes, such as species mix and stem quality.
Yazarlar (3)
1
Can Vatandaşlar
2
Mehmet Seki
3
Mustafa Zeybek
ORCID: 0000-0001-8640-1443
Kurumlar
Artvin Coruh University, Turkey
Artvin Turkey
Karabük Üniversitesi
Karabuk Turkey
Selçuk Üniversitesi
Selçuklu Turkey
Scimago Dergi (ISSN Eşleşmesi)
Forestry
Q1
SJR Skoru1,225
H-Index84
YayıncıOxford University Press
ÜlkeUnited Kingdom
Forestry (Q1)
Metrikler
19
Atıf
3
Yazar