On the ground estimation of vegetation cover in Australian rangelands

Qiming ZHOU; M. Robson; P. Pilesjo

doi:10.1080/014311698215261

On the ground estimation of vegetation cover in Australian rangelands

Qiming ZHOU^*, M. Robson, P. Pilesjo

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Department of Geography

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Abstract

A number of field techniques were assessed on their reliability for estimating vegetation cover in Australian rangelands. The field sampling was undertaken using visual estimation, line intercepts, a crown cover model, and images acquired from a digital camera. The results from these methods were compared and analysed. The data obtained from these differing methods agree with each other in relative rather than absolute terms. This suggests that the methods can provide a reasonable basis for qualitative remote sensing studies, but are not suitable for quantitative investigations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1815-1820
Number of pages	6
Journal	International Journal of Remote Sensing
Volume	19
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/014311698215261
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1998

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