Estimating and Mapping Aboveground Biomass of Natural Quercus Aegilops Using WorldView-3 Imagery

Obeyed, Mohammed Hadaet; Mustafa, Yaseen T.; Akrawee, Zeki M.

doi:10.1109/icoase.2018.8548859

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“…Remote sensing involves data gathering 'at a distance' from aircrafts, or computerized sensors on the earth, in water, or from space (Hoffmann et al 2014). Remote sensing can be applied to predicate both ocean and terrestrial initial production which means that production of yields, wood, feed, and biofuel, and regulation of climate through variations in carbon stock can be calculated (Al-Quraishi et al 2022, Hassanpour & YT Mustafa 2018, Obeyed et al 2018.…”

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Mapping Ecosystem Service: Challenges and Solutions

Ibrahim

Karimi

Mustafa

et al. 2021

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The concept of ecosystem service (ES) was originally developed to illustrate the benefits that natural ecosystems generate for society and to raise awareness for biodiversity and ecosystem conservation. In recent years, geographical information system (GIS) has become a powerful tool for mapping (ES) within a landscape, which visualizes spatial and temporal patterns and changes in ecosystems and their services.Mapping (ES) is necessary for the progress of strategies that will guarantee their future supply and to support the policies in a more effective way. The comprehensive literature review were conducted from international databases such as Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, and Google Scholar. We used the key terms including ‘mapping’, ‘maps’, ‘ES or ecosystem service, ‘ecosystem functions’, ‘landscape functions’, ‘evaluation of ES’, and ‘assessment of services’. in order to identify mapping ecosystem services and their challenges and opportunities. In total, 65 research papers were found firstly, which 34 of them were selected for reviewing. The most mportant challenges are insuffieicnet generation of ES in the context of managed systems, need to estimate associations among indicators of (ES) incomplete understanding of the nature of associations among services, and the lack of a general numerical outline to address these relations.

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Mapping Ecosystem Service: Challenges and Solutions

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Karimi

Mustafa

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“…Randomlyone kg. of these leaves were taken and transferred to the laboratory for drying purposes.The total FW of each individual tree AGB was calculated as the sum of the weights of each tree component (17). Dryweight (DW): Sub-samples of each component of a tree dried at 105 ○ C ±2.…”

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Estimating Aboveground Biomass and Carbon Sequestration for Natural Stands of Quercus Aegilops. In Duhok Province

Obeyed¹

2020

Iraqi J. Agric. Sci.

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The study was aimed to develop above ground biomass(AGB) and its component models for an individual tree and stand of Quercus aegilops The benefits of this study are to know the amount of forest biomass to help us to estimate the amount of the lost or emitted carbon during deforestation and will give a clear idea of the forest capacity in capturing and storing carbon C in the forest ecosystem.. The study was conducted in six locations in the northeastern Duhok province in Kurdistan region of Iraq. Twenty-one trees were selected according to their diameter classes and felled to measure fresh weight (FW) and dry weight (DW) from different organs, including (stem, branches, leaves, and whole tree). In addition to, all trees with diameter at breast height (D ≥5 cm) in 89 plots of 0.04 ha, each was measured. Allometric equations of individual trees were used for estimating AGB and its component depending on D only. The DW of AGB and its components were converted into C by multiplying it on a half. The AGB estimated for FW and DW of the entire study area are 157.5285, 115.1153 (Mg ha-1) respectively. The results showed that Csequestration in the stands for stems, branches, leaves and the whole tree are 146.005, 73.9333, 31.38121and 249.9924 Mg ha-1 respectively.

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“…The impact of changes in vegetation biomass is highly relevant to estimate current conditions and probable future scenarios of ecosystem evolution. Above-ground biomass (AGB) influences environmental processes, such as the hydrological cycle, soil erosion and degradation, especially in semi-arid areas [7,8]. Remotely sensed satellite data are wellknown and effective in vegetation monitoring.…”

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“…Other traditional vegetation indexes, such as NDVI, may perform less successfully, although they are often considered "a priori" better predictors in AGB modelling. Saturation effects and the high canopy cover of meadows and pastures may explain the low performance of vegetation indices [11,12]. For the current paper, we pursued two linked goals: to select the most suitable algorithms for mountain pasture capacity estimation and to apply algorithms chosen for practical usage, i.e.…”

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Remote sensing as a tool of biological conservation and grassland monitoring in mountain areas of Southeastern Kazakhstan

Malakhov,

Dolbnya

2023

JASTT

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Grassland degradation, as a worldwide phenomenon, has economic and bio-conservation aspects. Degradation of mountain grasslands severely impacts the stability of ecosystems in fragile mountain environments and may destroy the habitats of many endemic and endangered species. One of the significant triggers of mountain grassland degradation, along with the possible consequences of climate change, is massive overgrazing. Overgrazing may seriously influence the ecosystem since it results in plant composition changes, soil erosion, water regime disturbances, etc., up to the disappearance of the entire ecosystem. It is crucial to have a reliable and cost-effective instrument for the ecosystem assessment of remote and hardly accessible mountain areas supported by accurate methods of vegetation parameter estimation since the vegetation cover is first to react to externally driven disturbances. The current study was conducted in the Dzungarian Alatau Mountains, inhabited by the rare and endemic anuran amphibian Ranodon sibiricus (Kessler, 1886). The project of the Conservation International Foundation (CIF/326/21) was aimed at the strategy of species conservation. The current study emphasises estimating the overgrazing risks for the amphibian population. More than two hundred ground measurements were done within the Upper Koksu Forestry and adjacent areas to provide representative data on the vegetation parameters. We tested a series of spectral indices related to vegetation biophysical parameters. We found the DWSI, GrNDVI, IRECI and NDI45 indices to provide the best correlations and reasonable accuracy for remote measurements of above-ground biomass, grass cover, and unpalatable grass content. Sentinel-2 data with the red-edge bands, in most cases, provided better performance. Our study confirmed that the use of a single criterion (like above-ground biomass) might result in a serious underestimation of grassland degradation. Data obtained from field surveys and satellite information analysis allowed the evaluation of the optimal grazing load for the Upper Koksu Forestry and provided recommendations for the Action Plan on the Conservation of Ranodon sibiricus.

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Estimating and Mapping Aboveground Biomass of Natural Quercus Aegilops Using WorldView-3 Imagery

Cited by 6 publications

References 13 publications

Mapping Ecosystem Service: Challenges and Solutions

Mapping Ecosystem Service: Challenges and Solutions

Estimating Aboveground Biomass and Carbon Sequestration for Natural Stands of Quercus Aegilops. In Duhok Province

Remote sensing as a tool of biological conservation and grassland monitoring in mountain areas of Southeastern Kazakhstan

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