A novel technique using LiDAR to identify native-dominated and tame-dominated grasslands in Canada

• Published in: Remote sensing of environment Vol. 218; pp. 201 - 206
• Main Authors: Fisher, Ryan J., Sawa, Ben, Prieto, Beatriz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Inc 01.12.2018; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Agricultural equipment; Classification; Dominant species; Ecosystem assessment; Ecosystems; Exotic grassland; Forbs; Furrows; Grasses; Grassland; Grasslands; Image analysis; Image classification; Image processing; Image processing systems; Indigenous plants; Indigenous species; Introduced species; Land cover classification; LiDAR; Mapping; Native grassland; Remote sensing; Species classification; Tame grassland; Canada; Grassland; Tame grassland; Land cover classification; Native grassland; Exotic grassland; LiDAR

Native grassland in North America is considered one of the most imperiled and altered ecosystems. Unfortunately, an assessment of how much native grassland remains in North America is difficult because all nation-wide landcover mapping products do not reliably distinguish native grasslands from gras...