A digital technique for recording of plant population data in permanent plots.

D. Roshier, S. Lee, F. Boreland

Abstract


A mobile system to rapidly record demographic and spatial data of plant populations on permanent plots has been developed based on digital image processing equipment for personal computers. It offers considerable savings in field and data handling time and can record data from large plots. This system will facilitate broader application of plant demographic studies to arid and semi-arid ecosystems.

Keywords


mobile equipment;field experimentation;data collection;image analysis;plant density

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