Assessment of Forest Aboveground Biomass Stocks and Dynamics with Inventory Data, Remotely Sensed Imagery and Geostatistics

Abstract

This research presents two case studies in order to explore the techniques of remote sensing and geostatistics for mapping the AGB and NPP. The first, aims to compare three approaches to estimate Pinus pinaster AGB, by means of remotely sensed imagery, field inventory data and geostatistical modeling. The second aims to analyse if NPP of Eucalyptus globulus and Pinus pinaster species can easily and accurately be estimated using remotely sensed data.