Landscape Scale Assessment of Predominant Pine Canopy Height for Red-cockaded Woodpecker Habitat Assessment Using Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Data
Abstract
Use of spatially explicit Red-cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) population models to determine the habitat potential and conservation value of land parcels requires coupling of such models with actual landscape features on the ground. Development of spatially explicit maps that characterize forest metrics across a regional or landscape scale with Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) data is cost prohibitive, both in terms of data acquisition and analysis. Small scale, regional assessment of RCW habitat potential must be completed using regional, statewide, or national scale remotely sensed data sources. Therefore, assessment of forest structure at regional scales requires the use of larger footprint, lower sampling density LIDAR data and coarser resolution multispectral imagery. This research demonstrates the use of multispectral imagery and LIDAR data on a statewide and national scale to estimate mean predominant stand height for pine forest stands in the regions surrounding Fort Bragg, NC and Camp Lejeune, NC.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 26, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA544184
Entities
People
- Douglas Newcomb
- Scott A. Tweddale
Organizations
- Construction Engineering Research Laboratory