Differences in spectral trajectory with stand volume development between Japanese larch and Japanese oak in Hokkaido, Japan

Tsuyoshi Kajisa, Takuhiko Murakami, Nobuya Mizoue, Shigejiro Yoshida

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Abstract

Our objective was to investigate the differences in the spectral trajectory of the LANDSAT Thematic Mapper with stand volume development between Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi) and Japanese oak (Quercus mongolica var. crispula) in the experimental forest of Kyushu University, Hokkaido, Japan. We used nonlinear regression and a categorical variable to investigate the relationship between spectral reflectance factor and stand volume for each forest type. This research showed that the reflectance factor of Japanese larch and Japanese oak reached saturation and that both forest types had different spectral trajectories with stand development. In addition, we found that middle of development stage (stand volume was between 100 and 200 m3/ha) of each forest type had similarity in reflectance factor.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)435-441
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Forest Research
Volume12
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2007

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Forestry

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