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DOI	10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118284
	Modeling realized gains in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) using laser scanning data from unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)
	Grubinger S.; Coops N.C.; Stoehr M.; El-Kassaby Y.A.; Lucieer A.; Turner D.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0378-1127
卷号	473
英文摘要	Tree breeding programs form an integral part of sustainable forest management by providing genetically improved stock for reforestation. These programs rely on accurate phenotyping of forest trials, which become increasingly difficult to assess as trees grow larger and canopy closure occurs. Airborne laser scanning (ALS) provides three-dimensional point cloud information on forest structure which can be used to characterize phenotypes of forest trees. We analyzed 22-year-old realized gain trials of coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco var. menziesii) at three sites in coastal British Columbia, Canada, using dense point clouds produced from ALS acquired by unmanned aircraft system (UAS). We assessed the accuracy of ALS data against ground estimates of stand maximum height (r2 = 0.90, p < 0.001) and leaf area (r2 = 0.82, p < 0.001). We characterized phenotypes in blocks of differing levels of predicted genetic gain by generating a suite of quantitative point cloud metrics to describe four categories of stand attributes: Height, Density, Heterogeneity, and Volume. By normalizing all metrics to percent change from the means of unimproved control blocks, we analyzed point cloud metrics in terms of realized gains comparable across sites. Variable importance scores derived from conditional Random Forests indicated that descriptors of canopy height were the most important predictors of genetic gain for volume-per-ha. We selected a simple bivariate regression model using gains in mean canopy height and effective leaf area index to predict realized genetic gain for total stand volume (R2 = 0.82 – 0.94, p < 0.01, RMSE = 9.12 – 10.8%). Based on the consistent performance of this model across sites, we suggest that characterizing genetic trials in terms of increases in tree height and leaf area is a robust approach to predicting volume gains in this system. Additionally, we discuss the application of ALS as part of a phenotyping platform to inform operational decision making and forestry policy in British Columbia. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.
英文关键词	Airborne laser scanning; Area-based metrics; Drones; Leaf area index; Lidar; Phenotyping; Reforestation; Tree improvement; UAS
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Decision making; Decision trees; Laser applications; Logistic regression; Reforestation; Airborne Laser scanning; British Columbia , Canada; Consistent performance; Operational decision making; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Sustainable forest management; Three-dimensional point clouds; Unmanned aircraft system; Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV); canopy architecture; coniferous tree; decision making; forest management; genetic analysis; laser method; leaf area; phenotype; remotely operated vehicle; selective breeding; stand structure; Area; Decision Making; Gain; Pseudotsuga Menziesii; Reforestation; Stand Volume; Sustainable Forest Management; Tree Dimensions; British Columbia; Canada; Pseudotsuga; Pseudotsuga menziesii
来源期刊	Forest Ecology and Management
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/155169
作者单位	Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations & Rural Development, Tree Improvement Branch, Victoria, BC, Canada; Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; School of Land and Food, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Grubinger S.,Coops N.C.,Stoehr M.,et al. Modeling realized gains in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) using laser scanning data from unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)[J],2020,473.
APA	Grubinger S.,Coops N.C.,Stoehr M.,El-Kassaby Y.A.,Lucieer A.,&Turner D..(2020).Modeling realized gains in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) using laser scanning data from unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).Forest Ecology and Management,473.
MLA	Grubinger S.,et al."Modeling realized gains in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) using laser scanning data from unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)".Forest Ecology and Management 473(2020).