Applying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to map shrubland structural attributes in northern Patagonia, Argentina

dc.creatorGonzalez Musso, Romina F.
dc.creatorOddi, Facundo J.
dc.creatorGoldenberg, Matías G.
dc.creatorGaribaldi, Lucas Alejandro
dc.date2020-04
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-30T16:28:13Z
dc.date.available2023-08-30T16:28:13Z
dc.identifierGonzalez Musso, Romina F., Oddi, Facundo., Goldenberg, Matías G., Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro (2020). Applying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to map shrubland structural attributes in northern Patagonia, Argentina. NRC Research Press (Canadian Science Publishing); Canadian Journal of Forest Research; 50; 1-9
dc.identifier0045-5067
dc.identifier1208-6037
dc.identifierhttps://rid.unrn.edu.ar/jspui/handle/20.500.12049/5156
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2019-0440
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8529674
dc.descriptionFil: Gonzalez Musso, Romina F. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Argentina.
dc.descriptionFil: Oddi, Facundo J. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. Río Negro, Argentina.
dc.descriptionFil: Oddi, Facundo J. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. Río Negro, Argentina.
dc.descriptionFil: Goldenberg, Matías G. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. Río Negro, Argentina.
dc.descriptionFil: Goldenberg, Matías G. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. Río Negro, Argentina.
dc.descriptionFil: Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. Río Negro, Argentina.
dc.descriptionFil: Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. Río Negro, Argentina.
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dc.descriptionUnmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have gained attention for forestry applications in recent years. These technologies provide ultrahigh-resolution spatial data for detailed mapping of forest structure, among other forestry applications. UAVs have mainly been tested in high-value timber stands, but little is known about their performance in other woody ecosystems such as shrublands that also provide key ecosystem services. Field measurements in shrublands are time-consuming, so UAVs could be used instead to provide data for shrubland management and conservation. We tested whether UAVs could map common structural attributes in shrublands of northern Patagonia. We specifically evaluated the capability of UAV point clouds for mapping (i) canopy height, (ii) stand density, (iii) basal area, and (iv) volume. The agreement with the field measurements was satisfactory (R2 was up to 0.95 and relative root mean square error (rRMSE) ranged between 12% and 39%) and comparable with those found for coniferous forests in similar studies. This study is a first attempt to characterize the structure of Patagonian shrublands using UAV data. Despite the challenges and methodological aspects that need to be solved, our results encourage the use of UAVs in these types of ecosystems.
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dc.languageen
dc.publisherNRC Research Press (Canadian Science Publishing)
dc.relation50
dc.relationCanadian Journal of Forest Research
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
dc.subjectUAV
dc.subjectShrublands
dc.subjectStructural Attributes
dc.subjectPhotogrammetric Point Cloud
dc.titleApplying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to map shrubland structural attributes in northern Patagonia, Argentina


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