Ground peak identification in dense shrub areas using large footprint waveform LiDAR and Landsat images     

《International Journal of Digital Earth》2013,6(10):805-824

Large footprint waveform LiDAR data have been widely used to extract tree heights. These heights are typically estimated by subtracting the top height from the ground. Compared to the top height detection, the identification of the ground peak in a waveform is more challenging. This is particularly evident in ground detection in shrub areas, where the reflection of the shrub canopy may significantly overlap with the ground reflection. To tackle this problem, a novel method based on Partial Curve-Fitting (PCF) of the shrub peak was developed to detect the ground peak. Results indicated that the PCF method improves ground identification by 32–42%, compared to existing methods. To offer further improvement, a Multi-Algorithm Integration Classifier (MAIC) was built to fuse multiple ground peak algorithms and selectively apply the best method for each waveform plot. The PCF ground peak identification method along with the MAIC-based fusion is expected to significantly improve ground detection and shrub height estimation, thus assisting biodiversity, forest succession, and carbon sequestration studies, while offering an early example of future multiple algorithm integration.  相似文献   

Influence of shrub canopy morphology and rainfall characteristics on stemflow within a revegetated sand dune in the Tengger Desert,NW China   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Xin‐ping Wang  Ya‐feng Zhang  Zheng‐ning Wang  Yan‐xia Pan  Rui Hu  Xiao‐jun Li  Hao Zhang 《水文研究》2013,27(10):1501-1509

Stemflow of xerophytic shrubs was monitored on event basis within a revegetated sand dune. Quantity of stemflow showed a clear species‐specific dependence in combination with the rainfall characteristics. Results obtained revealed that for ovate‐leaved C. korshinskii with an inverted cone‐shaped canopy and smooth bark, the quantity of stemflow in depth accounted for 7.2% of the individual gross rainfall, while it was 2.0% for needle‐leaved A. ordosica with a cone‐shaped canopy and coarse bark. There were significant positive linear relationships between stemflow and individual gross rainfall and rainfall intensity for the two shrubs. An individual gross rainfall of 1.4 and 1.8 mm was necessary for stemflow generation for C. korshinskii and A. ordosica, respectively. Multiple regression analysis showed that the abiotic and biotic variables including the individual gross rainfall, mean windspeed (WS), canopy height, branch length, and canopy volume have significant influence on stemflow for C. korshinskii, whereas for A. ordosica, the notable influencing variables were individual gross rainfall, stem diameter, and leaf area index. Generally, WS has less effect on stemflow than that of rainfall for A. ordosica. The correlation relationship between individual gross rainfall and funneling ratio showed that the funneling ratio attains its peak when the gross rainfall is 13 and 16 mm for C. korshinskii and A. ordosica, respectively, implying that the canopy morphology emerged as determining factors on funneling ratio decrease when the individual gross rainfall exceeds these values. In comparison, higher WS increased the funneling ratio remarkably for C. korshinskii than A. ordosica due partly to the greater branch length and canopy projection area in C. korshinskii. Funneling ratio can be used as an integrated variable for the effects of canopy morphology and rainfall characteristics on stemflow. The implication of stemflow on water balance and its contribution to sustain the shrubs and the revegetation efforts was discussed. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

阿拉善荒漠草地几种灌木对土壤有效态养分的影响   总被引：8，自引：6，他引：2  

郭丁  裴世芳  俞斌华  傅华 《中国沙漠》2009,29(1):95-100

对阿拉善荒漠草地广泛分布的几种灌木、半灌木土壤有效态常量和微量营养元素的“肥岛”效应进行了研究。结果表明：①霸王、白刺、红砂和沙冬青提高了灌丛根部土壤速效Na、K、Fe和Mn 的含量,而降低了灌从根部土壤速效Ca、Mg的含量;驼绒藜除对土壤速效Mg含量有显著影响外,对其他元素无显著的影响。②霸王、白刺和沙冬青对速效Na、K、Fe和Mn有明显的富集作用,对速效Ca负富集作用;红砂对速效Na有极强的富集作用,EA、EB分别为37.59和52.93;除红砂和驼绒藜对速效Mg有富集作用外,其余灌丛对速效Mg无富集作用。③灌丛周围土壤pH值与速效K、Fe和Zn含量呈显著负相关,与Ca呈正相关,与速效Na无相关性。霸王、白刺、沙冬青周围土壤速效Mg含量与pH值也呈显著正相关;除了霸王外,其他灌木周围土壤速效Mn含量都与pH值呈负相关。  相似文献   

The effect of shrub canopy upon surface temperatures and evaporation in the Negev Desert   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Giora J. Kidron 《地球表面变化过程与地形》2009,34(1):123-132

Although known as ‘islands of fertility’ or ‘resource islands’, information regarding the effect of shrubs upon microclimate in deserts is scarce. Here we report on measurements of evaporation and temperatures that were carried out in and around a pair of shrubs at the Nizzana research site in the western Negev Desert during 1993–94 and during the growing season (November–March) of 1994–95 and 1996–1997. Whereas evaporation was measured monthly using mini‐atmometers (10 cm diameter and 10 cm tall) at an exposed site and under and around the shrub (at the eastern, southern, western and northern aspects), temperature was measured under a shrub canopy, at its northern aspect, and at an exposed habitat. Evaporation was aspect dependent with increasing rates in the following order: exposed > south‐facing > west‐facing ≈ east‐facing > north‐facing > under canopy. Except from the northern aspect, the under‐canopy habitat showed substantially lower rates of evaporation in comparison with all other habitats. The differences between the under‐canopy and the exposed habitat were larger during wintertime (with the under‐canopy habitat having 0·53 times the evaporation rate than that of the exposed habitat) although higher differences in temperatures characterized both habitats in summertime (up to 14·4 °C in summer as compared with 6·9 °C only in winter). The results were explained by extended surface wetness that characterized the under‐canopy habitat following rainstorms. While already being dried out at the exposed habitat, surface wetness at the under canopy habitat persisted for several days afterwards, resulting, following one rainstorm, in vapour pressure of 2·15–2·39 kPa in comparison with only 0·82–0·83 kPa of the exposed habitat. The substantially lower evaporation rates that characterize the under‐canopy habitat may thus play a pivotal role in providing preferential conditions for lush under‐canopy annual growth. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Soil water depletion depth by planted vegetation on the Loess Plateau   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

ZhiQiang Wang  BaoYuan Liu  Gang Liu  YongXuan Zhang 《中国科学D辑(英文版)》2009,52(6):835-842

Evapotranspiration of much planted vegetation exceeds precipitation, and this can deplete soil water and cause a deep dry layer in the soil profile, which is a serious obstacle to sustainable land use on the Loess Plateau, China. This study aimed to determine water depletion depth of planted grassland, shrub, and forest in a semiarid area on the Loess Plateau. Soil moisture of five vegetation types was measured to >20 m in depth. The vegetation types were crop, natural grasse, seven-year-old planted alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), 23-year-old planted caragana (Caragana microphylla Lam.) shrub, and 23-year-old planted pine (Pinus tabulaeformis L) forest land. Through comparing moisture of planted alfalfa grass, caragana shrub, and pine forest to crop and natural grassland, the depth and amount of soil water consumed by grassland, caragana brush and pine forest was determined. The depth of soil water depleted by alfalfa, caragana brush, and pine forest reached 15.5, 22.4 and 21.5 m, respectively. Supported by National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2007CB407204) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40471082)  相似文献   

广西弄拉峰丛洼地灌丛岩生优势种光合生理生态特征日变化研究   总被引：2，自引：2，他引：0  

庞冬辉  沈利娜  蒋忠诚  覃星铭  梁铭忠  吴孔运  邓艳  尹辉 《中国岩溶》2010,29(3):293-300

运用LI-6400测定弄拉峰丛洼地灌丛岩生优势种金银花、黄荆、红背山麻杆、裸花紫珠的光合生理生态特性,并比较它们的净光合作用速率、光合有效辐射等生理、生态指标日变化。结果表明,峰丛洼地灌丛群落生态环境因子日变化复杂,不同灌丛群落对小气候调控有差异。黄荆和红背山麻杆调控大气CO2浓度的能力最强。黄荆的平均净光合作用速率和平均蒸腾速率最大,红背山麻杆的水分利用效率和表观量子效率最高。金银花和裸花紫珠有明显的“午休”现象。生理因子受外界生态因子的制约,生态因子和蒸腾作用、气孔等生理因子共同作用影响光合生理作用,不同岩生优势种影响因子有差异。以逐步回归方式建立净光合作用速率和影响因子之间的回归方程模型,所有方程均有显著性意义和良好的预测性。   相似文献   

荒漠灌木树干茎流及其生态水文效应研究进展   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

杨志鹏  李小雁  伊万娟 《中国沙漠》2010,30(2):303-311

树干茎流作为林冠层降雨截留再分配过程中的重要组成部分,影响着土壤-植物-大气连续体（SPAC）中不同尺度和圈层间的水分和养分循环的速度与方向,对荒漠地区灌木的生存和生长具有深远影响,对于土壤养分的溶解、利用,土壤水、地下水的循环与补给,土壤侵蚀过程等方面都有重要意义。本文系统总结了近年来荒漠地区灌木树干茎流研究的主要手段与方法,对影响树干茎流形成的主要因素、形成过程、变化趋势进行了具体论述,对主要的荒漠灌木树种树干茎流经验模型进行了归纳,并具体分析了树干茎流在生态水文学方面研究意义及主要进展。针对荒漠树干茎流尚有以下方面的问题需要进一步深入研究:(1）不同灌木树干茎流的形成过程、主要影响因素及其相互作用机制;(2）树干茎流集水系统的空间结构配置特征和降雨径流作用机制;(3)树干茎流补给在荒漠地区群落格局形成以及演替中的作用机理、荒漠植被特征与动态对截留、树干茎流、蒸散发以及入渗过程的反馈机制等。  相似文献   

库布齐沙漠几种沙生灌木叶解剖结构耐旱特征研究   总被引：4，自引：2，他引：2  

李爱平  王晓江  杨小玉  张雷 《中国沙漠》2010,30(6):1405-1410

采用石蜡切片法,对库布齐沙漠的主要造林灌木四翅滨藜、小叶锦鸡儿、杨柴、柽柳、互叶醉鱼草和蒙古莸等叶的解剖结构进行了显微观察。选择叶片厚度、角质层厚度、栅栏组织厚度、栅栏组织细胞长、栅栏组织细胞宽、栅栏细胞密度、CTR等多指标。结果表明,柽柳叶片厚度高于其他5种,互叶醉鱼草叶片厚度最小。互叶醉鱼草角质层厚度最厚,角质层与叶片厚度的比值大小顺序为:互叶醉鱼草>四翅滨藜>柽柳>小叶锦鸡儿>蒙古莸>杨柴。CTR大小顺序为:蒙古莸>杨柴>小叶锦鸡儿>互叶醉鱼草>四翅滨藜>柽柳。利用隶属函数综合评价,结果表明:6种树种耐旱能力大小依次为杨柴>四翅宾藜>柽柳>蒙古莸>小叶锦鸡儿>互叶醉鱼草。  相似文献   

寒旱环境4种草本和灌木植物耐盐性试验研究   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2       下载免费PDF全文

祁兆鑫  付江涛  刘亚斌  余冬梅  胡夏嵩  李淑霞  赵丹 《盐湖研究》2017,25(3):18-28

选取4种适宜于西宁盆地及其周边地区生长的老芒麦(Elymus sibiricus Linn.)、垂穗披碱草(Elymus nutans Griseb.)、柠条锦鸡儿(Caragana korshinskii Kom.)、霸王(Zygophyllum xanthoxylon Maxim.)作为供试种,采用室内种植方式进行0、30、60、90、120 mmol/L 5种浓度的Na_2SO_4溶液胁迫试验。研究4种植物地茎(径)、株高、干重等生长指标及地上和地下部分Na~+、K~+、Ca~(2+)、Mg~(2+)、Cl~-、SO_4~(2-)6种易溶盐离子含量,探讨4种植物的耐盐性特征。结果表明:盐胁迫对4种植物的生长具有一定抑制效应,其地茎(径)、株高、干重均逐渐降低,其中盐胁迫条件下对老芒麦的抑制作用相对较为显著,其次为垂穗披碱草、霸王和柠条锦鸡儿;随着胁迫浓度增加,4种植物地上和地下部分Na~+和SO_4~(2-)含量显著增加,而K~+、Ca~(2+)、Mg~(2+)、Cl~-含量呈逐渐降低;柠条锦鸡儿地上部分K~+/Na~+值相对较高,为0.73~9.70,其次为霸王和垂穗披碱草,为0.46~8.35和0.45~7.57,老芒麦相对较低,为0.25~6.12,表明区内4种植物耐盐性由大至小依次为柠条锦鸡儿、霸王、垂穗披碱草、老芒麦。研究结果对于西宁盆地及其周边地区开展利用植物有效防治土地盐渍化具有理论指导意义。  相似文献   

不同放牧方式对岩溶区土壤养分的影响 ——以广西桂林岩溶区实验基地为例   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

王晓慧  陈远荣 《地质通报》2008,27(2):286-291

根据实验数据,探讨了不同放牧方式对岩溶区土壤的肥力、微量元素含量、水涵养性等的影响。结果表明,在正常放牧的情况下,能迅速提高牧草区土壤的养分和水的涵养性,减少水土流失,灌木种植初期不宜进行放牧;而在人为破坏和过度放牧的情况下,可在短期内导致岩溶区生态环境向着恶化的方向演替,土壤养分的各项指标下降到甚至低于未修复前的状态。  相似文献