#7966. Post-fire conifer regeneration hinders digital estimation of understorey plant cover in subalpine forest vegetation

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Abstract:
Reliable estimates of understorey (non-tree) plant cover following fire are essential to assess early forest community recovery. Photographic digital image analysis (DIA) is frequently used in seral, single-strata vegetation, given its greater objectivity and repeatability compared to observer visual estimation; however, its efficacy in multi-strata forest vegetation may be compromised, where various visual obstructions (coarse downed wood [CDW], conifer regeneration, and shadows) may conceal plant cover in the digital imagery.
Keywords:
1988 Yellowstone fires; digital image analysis; seral vegetation; subalpine forest; understorey plant cover; visual estimation

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