Remote Sensing Applications in Monitoring Poplars: A Review
Given the ability of remote sensing to detect distinctive plant traits, it has emerged in recent decades as a useful and attractive research tool for forest trees such as poplars. Although poplars have been extensively studied using remote sensing over the past thirty years, no reviews have been con...
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| author | Morena J. Mapuru Sifiso Xulu Michael Gebreslasie |
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| description | Given the ability of remote sensing to detect distinctive plant traits, it has emerged in recent decades as a useful and attractive research tool for forest trees such as poplars. Although poplars have been extensively studied using remote sensing over the past thirty years, no reviews have been conducted to understand the results of multiple applications. Here, we present a review and synthesis of poplar studies in this regard. We searched the Scopus, Google Scholar, and Science Direct databases and found 266 published articles, of which 148 were eligible and analyzed. Our results show a rapid increase in remote sensing-based poplar publications over the period of 1991–2022, with airborne platforms, particularly LiDAR, being predominantly used, followed by satellite and ground-based sensors. Studies are widespread in the Global North, accounting for more than two-thirds of studies. The studies took place mainly in agricultural landscapes, followed by forest areas and riparian areas, with a few in mountain and urban areas. Commonly studied biophysical parameters were mostly obtained from LiDAR data. On the other hand, spectral indicators have been widely used to monitor the health and vitality of poplar trees, integrating various machine learning algorithms. Overall, remote sensing has been widely used in poplar studies, and the increasing use of free satellite data and processing platforms is expected to pave the way for data-poor countries to monitor poplar in the Global South, where resources are mainly limited. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f844c74e57e349cbbf8035951b3ead542023-12-22T14:09:19ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072023-11-011412230110.3390/f14122301Remote Sensing Applications in Monitoring Poplars: A ReviewMorena J. Mapuru0Sifiso Xulu1Michael Gebreslasie2School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban 4000, South AfricaSchool of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban 4000, South AfricaSchool of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban 4000, South AfricaGiven the ability of remote sensing to detect distinctive plant traits, it has emerged in recent decades as a useful and attractive research tool for forest trees such as poplars. Although poplars have been extensively studied using remote sensing over the past thirty years, no reviews have been conducted to understand the results of multiple applications. Here, we present a review and synthesis of poplar studies in this regard. We searched the Scopus, Google Scholar, and Science Direct databases and found 266 published articles, of which 148 were eligible and analyzed. Our results show a rapid increase in remote sensing-based poplar publications over the period of 1991–2022, with airborne platforms, particularly LiDAR, being predominantly used, followed by satellite and ground-based sensors. Studies are widespread in the Global North, accounting for more than two-thirds of studies. The studies took place mainly in agricultural landscapes, followed by forest areas and riparian areas, with a few in mountain and urban areas. Commonly studied biophysical parameters were mostly obtained from LiDAR data. On the other hand, spectral indicators have been widely used to monitor the health and vitality of poplar trees, integrating various machine learning algorithms. Overall, remote sensing has been widely used in poplar studies, and the increasing use of free satellite data and processing platforms is expected to pave the way for data-poor countries to monitor poplar in the Global South, where resources are mainly limited.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/12/2301poplarremote sensingLiDARreviewforest |
| spellingShingle | Morena J. Mapuru Sifiso Xulu Michael Gebreslasie Remote Sensing Applications in Monitoring Poplars: A Review Forests poplar remote sensing LiDAR review forest |
| title | Remote Sensing Applications in Monitoring Poplars: A Review |
| title_full | Remote Sensing Applications in Monitoring Poplars: A Review |
| title_fullStr | Remote Sensing Applications in Monitoring Poplars: A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Remote Sensing Applications in Monitoring Poplars: A Review |
| title_short | Remote Sensing Applications in Monitoring Poplars: A Review |
| title_sort | remote sensing applications in monitoring poplars a review |
| topic | poplar remote sensing LiDAR review forest |
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