Non-destructive, laser-based individual tree aboveground biomass estimation in a tropical rainforest

• Main Authors: Rahman, M. Z. A., Bakar, M. A. A., Razak, K. A., Rasib, A. W., Kanniah, K. D., Kadir, W. H. W., Omar, H., Faidi, A., Kassim, A. R., Latif, Z. A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2017
• Subjects: G70.39-70.6 Remote sensing
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/76185/1/MuhammadZulkarnain_NonDestructiveLaserBasedIndividualTree.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/76185/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85015608594&doi=10.3390%2ff8030086&partnerID=40&md5=a14dc544d5371862863a0eac805e8c64

Recent methods for detailed and accurate biomass and carbon stock estimation of forests have been driven by advances in remote sensing technology. The conventional approach to biomass estimation heavily relies on the tree species and site-specific allometric equations, which are based on destructive...