Identifying Establishment Year and Pre-Conversion Land Cover of Rubber Plantations on Hainan Island, China Using Landsat Data during 1987–2015

Identifying Establishment Year and Pre-Conversion Land Cover of Rubber Plantations on Hainan Island, China Using Landsat Data during 1987–2015

Knowing the stand age of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) plantations is vitally important for best management practices, estimations of rubber latex yields, and carbon cycle studies (e.g., biomass, carbon pools, and fluxes). However, the stand age (as estimated from the establishment year of rubber...

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Main Authors: Bangqian Chen, Xiangming Xiao, Zhixiang Wu, Tin Yun, Weili Kou, Huichun Ye, Qinghuo Lin, Russell Doughty, Jinwei Dong, Jun Ma, Wei Luo, Guishui Xie, Jianhua Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
stand age
rubber plantations
pre-conversion land covers
Landsat
Google Earth Engine
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/8/1240

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