The CCB-ID approach to tree species mapping with airborne imaging spectroscopy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Biogeographers assess how species distributions and abundances affect the structure, function, and composition of ecosystems. Yet we face a major challenge: it is difficult to precisely map species across landscapes. Novel Earth observations could overcome this challenge for vegetation mapping. Airborne imaging spectrometers measure plant functional traits at high resolution, and these measurements can be used to identify tree species. In this paper, I describe a trait-based approach to species identification with imaging spectroscopy, the Center for Conservation Biology species identification (CCB-ID) method, which was developed as part of an ecological data science evaluation competition.

Methods

These methods were developed using airborne imaging spectroscopy d

SUBMITTER: Anderson CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6181071 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature