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Semivariograms from a forest transect gap model compared with remotely sensed data

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Weishampel, JF; Urban, DL; Shugart, HH; Smith, JB
Published in: Journal of Vegetation Science
January 1, 1992

Abstract. A spatially linked version of a forest gap model, ZELIG, parameterized for the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon, was used to generate structural properties (i.e. biomass, leaf area, and maximum tree height) of young (80 yr), mature (140 yr), and old‐growth (450 yr) Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir) forests. Semivariograms were produced at 10 and 30 m resolution to describe the spatio‐temporal patterns of variation of the simulated structural features along a 5 km transect of contiguous 10 m x 10 m grid cells. These semivariograms from the simulations were compared with semivariograms from matrices of pixel digital values obtained from aerial videography of similarly aged stands. Although autocorrelative spatial patterning was absent from both the remotely sensed imagery (except at < 20 m for the 450 yr stand) and the model output, the pixel‐to‐pixel and plot‐to‐plot variances exhibited similar patterns across the chronosequence at both resolutions. This suggests that gap models are able to capture temporal aspects of landscape dynamics associated with canopy texture of Pacific Northwest forests. 1992 IAVS ‐ the International Association of Vegetation Science

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Journal of Vegetation Science

DOI

EISSN

1654-1103

ISSN

1100-9233

Publication Date

January 1, 1992

Volume

3

Issue

4

Start / End Page

521 / 526

Related Subject Headings

  • Ecology
  • 3108 Plant biology
  • 3103 Ecology
  • 0705 Forestry Sciences
  • 0607 Plant Biology
  • 0602 Ecology
 

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Weishampel, J. F., Urban, D. L., Shugart, H. H., & Smith, J. B. (1992). Semivariograms from a forest transect gap model compared with remotely sensed data. Journal of Vegetation Science, 3(4), 521–526. https://doi.org/10.2307/3235808
Weishampel, J. F., D. L. Urban, H. H. Shugart, and J. B. Smith. “Semivariograms from a forest transect gap model compared with remotely sensed data.” Journal of Vegetation Science 3, no. 4 (January 1, 1992): 521–26. https://doi.org/10.2307/3235808.
Weishampel JF, Urban DL, Shugart HH, Smith JB. Semivariograms from a forest transect gap model compared with remotely sensed data. Journal of Vegetation Science. 1992 Jan 1;3(4):521–6.
Weishampel, J. F., et al. “Semivariograms from a forest transect gap model compared with remotely sensed data.” Journal of Vegetation Science, vol. 3, no. 4, Jan. 1992, pp. 521–26. Scopus, doi:10.2307/3235808.
Weishampel JF, Urban DL, Shugart HH, Smith JB. Semivariograms from a forest transect gap model compared with remotely sensed data. Journal of Vegetation Science. 1992 Jan 1;3(4):521–526.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Vegetation Science

DOI

EISSN

1654-1103

ISSN

1100-9233

Publication Date

January 1, 1992

Volume

3

Issue

4

Start / End Page

521 / 526

Related Subject Headings

  • Ecology
  • 3108 Plant biology
  • 3103 Ecology
  • 0705 Forestry Sciences
  • 0607 Plant Biology
  • 0602 Ecology