Mapping and characterizing selected canopy tree species at the Angkor World Heritage site in Cambodia using aerial data.

ABSTRACT: At present, there is very limited information on the ecology, distribution, and structure of Cambodia's tree species to warrant suitable conservation measures. The aim of this study was to assess various methods of analysis of aerial imagery for characterization of the forest mensuration variables (i.e., tree height and crown width) of selected tree species found in the forested region around the temples of Angkor Thom, Cambodia. Object-based image analysis (OBIA) was used (using multiresolution segmentation) to delineate individual tree crowns from very-high-resolution (VHR) aerial imagery and light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data. Crown width and tree height values that were extracted using multiresolution segmentation showed a high level of congruence with field-measured values of th

SUBMITTER: Singh M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4406680 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature