Assessing Above-Ground Biomass Dynamics and Carbon Sequestration Potential Using Machine Learning and Spaceborne LiDAR in Hilly Conifer Forests of Mansehra District, Pakistan
Muhammad Imran,
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Guanhua Zhou,
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Guifei Jing
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Forests,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(2), P. 330 - 330
Published: Feb. 13, 2025
Consistent
and
accurate
data
on
forest
biomass
carbon
dynamics
are
essential
for
optimizing
sequestration,
advancing
sustainable
management,
developing
natural
climate
solutions
in
various
ecosystems.
This
study
quantifies
the
designated
forests
based
GEDI
LiDAR
datasets
with
a
unique
compartment-level
monitoring
of
unexplored
hilly
areas
Mansehra.
The
integration
multisource
explanatory
variables,
employing
machine
learning
models,
adds
further
innovation
to
reliable
above
ground
(AGB)
estimation.
Integrating
Landsat-9
vegetation
indices
ancillary
improved
estimation,
random
algorithm
yielding
best
performance
(R2
=
0.86,
RMSE
28.03
Mg/ha,
MAE
19.54
Mg/ha).
Validation
field
point-to-point
basis
estimated
mean
above-ground
224.61
closely
aligning
measurement
208.13
Mg/ha
0.71).
overall
AGB
model
189.42
moist
temperate
area.
A
critical
deficit
sequestration
potential
was
analysed,
2022,
at
19.94
thousand
tons,
0.83
tons
nullify
CO2
emissions
(20.77
tons).
proposes
estimation
reliability
offers
insights
into
potential,
suggesting
policy
shift
decision-making
change
mitigation
policies.
Language: Английский
Unlocking vegetation health: optimizing GEDI data for accurate chlorophyll content estimation
Frontiers in Plant Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: Nov. 29, 2024
Chlorophyll
content
is
a
vital
indicator
for
evaluating
vegetation
health
and
estimating
productivity.
This
study
addresses
the
issue
of
Global
Ecosystem
Dynamics
Investigation
(GEDI)
data
discreteness
explores
its
potential
in
chlorophyll
content.
used
empirical
Bayesian
Kriging
regression
prediction
(EBKRP)
method
to
obtain
continuous
distribution
GEDI
spot
parameters
an
unknown
space.
Initially,
52
measured
sample
were
employed
screen
modeling
with
Pearson
RF
methods.
Next,
optimization
(BO)
algorithm
was
applied
optimize
KNN
model,
RFR
Gradient
Boosting
Regression
Tree
(GBRT)
model.
These
steps
taken
establish
most
effective
RS
estimation
model
Language: Английский