TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterizing tropical forest regeneration in Cameroon using NOAA AVHRR data
AU - Lucas, Richard M.
AU - Honzák, M.
AU - Curran, P. J.
AU - Foody, G. M.
AU - Nguele, D.T.
N1 - cited By 22
PY - 2000/1/1
Y1 - 2000/1/1
N2 - To facilitate estimation of the carbon sink associated with tropical forests in Cameroon, regenerating and mature forests were mapped using an unsupervised classification of AVHRR channels 1, 2 and 3. Stages of regeneration were defined using nonlinear relationships between AVHRR channel 3 radiance and basal area, estimated using data collected from 183 plots (1 ha in size) in an area south-east of the capital, Yaounde. The overall extent and patterns of regenerating forest were comparable to those generated in previous studies. Older stages of regeneration could not, however, be discriminated adequately from mature forest, suggesting that areas of tropical forest disturbance may be underestimated when mapped using AVHRR data. closed tropical forests were regenerating and that their rate of expansion million ha y 1. These regenerating forests accumulate biomass more rapidly.
AB - To facilitate estimation of the carbon sink associated with tropical forests in Cameroon, regenerating and mature forests were mapped using an unsupervised classification of AVHRR channels 1, 2 and 3. Stages of regeneration were defined using nonlinear relationships between AVHRR channel 3 radiance and basal area, estimated using data collected from 183 plots (1 ha in size) in an area south-east of the capital, Yaounde. The overall extent and patterns of regenerating forest were comparable to those generated in previous studies. Older stages of regeneration could not, however, be discriminated adequately from mature forest, suggesting that areas of tropical forest disturbance may be underestimated when mapped using AVHRR data. closed tropical forests were regenerating and that their rate of expansion million ha y 1. These regenerating forests accumulate biomass more rapidly.
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U2 - 10.1080/01431160050121276
DO - 10.1080/01431160050121276
M3 - Article
SN - 0143-1161
VL - 21
SP - 2831
EP - 2854
JO - International Journal of Remote Sensing
JF - International Journal of Remote Sensing
IS - 15
ER -