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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 2017, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (10): 3163-3173.doi: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.201710.019

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RS estimation of inventory parameters and carbon storage of moso bamboo forest based on synergistic use of object-based image analysis and decision tree.

DU Hua-qiang1,2,3*, SUN Xiao-yan1,2,3, HAN Ning1,2,3, MAO Fang-jie1,2,3   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture Coconstructed by Zhejiang Province and Ministry of Science and Technology, Lin’an 311300, Zhejiang, China;
    2. Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration, Lin’an 311300, Zhejiang, China;
    3. School of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin’an 311300, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2017-02-17 Revised:2017-07-27 Online:2017-10-18 Published:2017-10-18
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    This work was supported by the Joint Research fund of Department of Forestry of Zhejiang Province and Chinese Academy of Forestry (2017SY04), the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, China (LR14C160001, LQ15C160003), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31670644, 31370637).

Abstract: By synergistically using the object-based image analysis (OBIA) and the classification and regression tree (CART) methods, the distribution information, the indexes (including diameter at breast, tree height, and crown closure), and the aboveground carbon storage (AGC) of moso bamboo forest in Shanchuan Town, Anji County, Zhejiang Province were investigated. The results showed that the moso bamboo forest could be accurately delineated by integrating the multi-scale ima-ge segmentation in OBIA technique and CART, which connected the image objects at various scales, with a pretty good producer’s accuracy of 89.1%. The investigation of indexes estimated by regression tree model that was constructed based on the features extracted from the image objects reached normal or better accuracy, in which the crown closure model archived the best estimating accuracy of 67.9%. The estimating accuracy of diameter at breast and tree height was relatively low, which was consistent with conclusion that estimating diameter at breast and tree height using optical remote sensing could not achieve satisfactory results. Estimation of AGC reached relatively high accuracy, and accuracy of the region of high value achieved above 80%.