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Title: Evaluation of vegetation indices for rangeland biomass estimation in the Kimberley area of Western Australia
Contributor(s): Mundava, Charity (author); Helmholz, Petra (author); Schut, Antonius (author); Corner, Robert (author); McAtee, Brendon (author); Lamb, David  (author)
Publication Date: 2014
Open Access: Yes
DOI: 10.5194/isprsannals-II-7-47-2014Open Access Link
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16021
Open Access Link: https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsannals-ii-7-47-2014Open Access Link
Abstract: The objective of this paper is to test the relationships between Above Ground Biomass (AGB) and remotely sensed vegetation indices for AGB assessments in the Kimberley area in Western Australia. For 19 different sites, vegetation indices were derived from eight Landsat ETM+ scenes over a period of two years (2011-2013). The sites were divided into three groups ('Open plains', 'Bunch grasses' and 'Spinifex') based on similarities in dominant vegetation types. Dry and green biomass fractions were measured at these sites. Single and multiple regression relationships between vegetation indices and green and total AGB were calibrated and validated using a "leave site out" cross validation. Four tests were compared: (1) relationships between AGB and vegetation indices combining all sites; (2) separate relationships per site group; (3) multiple regressions including selected vegetation indices per site group; and (4) as in 3 but including rainfall and elevation data. Results indicate that relationships based on single vegetation indices are moderately accurate for green biomass in wide open plains covered with annual grasses. The cross-validation results for green AGB improved for a combination of indices for the Open plains and Bunch grasses sites, but not for 'Spinifex' sites. When rainfall and elevation data are included, cross validation improved slightly with a Q² of 0.49-0.72 for 'Open plains' and 'Bunch grasses' sites respectively. Cross validation results for total AGB were moderately accurate (Q² of 0.41) for 'Open plains' but weak or absent for other site groups despite good calibration results, indicating strong influence of site-specific factors.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: ISPRS TC VII 2014: International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Technical Commission VII Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey, 29th September - 2nd October, 2014
Source of Publication: ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, II(7), p. 47-53
Publisher: Copernicus GmbH
Place of Publication: Germany
ISSN: 2194-9050
2194-9042
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 070104 Agricultural Spatial Analysis and Modelling
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 300206 Agricultural spatial analysis and modelling
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 830301 Beef Cattle
960910 Sparseland, Permanent Grassland and Arid Zone Land and Water Management
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 100401 Beef cattle
180699 Terrestrial systems and management not elsewhere classified
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
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