基于无人机遥感多特征的单木地上生物量反演模型

doi:10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20240390

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Objective: The aim of this study is to estimate aboveground biomass (AGB) at individual tree scale in northern forests by synergistically utilizing UAV-LiDAR and UAV-RGB data. Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica and Populus. in Zhangwu County were used as the research object to investigate the influence of using combined data versus single data on AGB estimation in coniferous and broadleaf forests. The findings are to provide technical references for precise prediction of AGB at individual tree scale in windbreak and sand fixation plantations in Zhangwu County. Method: Multiple features at individual tree scale, including height, intensity, density, crown structure, spectrum, texture and vegetation index, were extracted from LiDAR point clouds and digital orthophoto map (DOM) derived from RGB optical imagery. Permutation importance (PI) and Boruta methods were used to select feature subsets. Combining these features with the aboveground biomass (AGB) data of individual trees calculated from field-measured tree height and diameter at breast height, three typical machine learning methods, including random forest (RF), extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost), and categorical features gradient boosting (CatBoost), were adopted to construct biomass estimation models for the two tree species, P. sylvestris var. mongolica and Populus. The modeling results using only LiDAR data, only DOM data, and a combination of both methods were compared. Result: 1) Point cloud height and crown structure were identified as key features for AGB estimation at individual tree scale for both species, whereas texture features only positively influenced the estimation of AGB for P. sylvestris var. mongolica. 2) For P. sylvestris var. mongolica, the estimation accuracy of AGB at individual tree scale based on combined data was highest, outperforming models based on single LiDAR and RGB imagery. The optimal models for the three datasets were ALL-PI-XGBoost, LiDAR-PI-XGBoost, and DOM-PI-RF, with R² of 0.77, 0.69, and 0.67, and RMSE of 10.94, 12.75, and 13.16 kg·plant^?1, respectively. For Populus, the estimation accuracy of AGB at individual tree scale was comparable when using combined and single LiDAR data, and both outperformed the model based on single RGB imagery. The optimal models for the three datasets were ALL-PI-XGBoost, LiDAR-Boruta-XGBoost, and DOM-Boruta-CatBoost, with R² of 0.85, 0.85, and 0.59, and RMSE of 17.63, 17.11, and 28.99 kg·plant^?1, respectively. Conclusion: The high-density point clouds and high-resolution images obtained from two types of low-cost UAV remote sensing technology can achieve high-precision, fast, and non-destructive estimation of individual tree aboveground biomass in the windbreak and sand fixation plantations in Zhangwu County. The use of combined data versus single data has different impacts on AGB estimation at individual tree scale in coniferous and broadleaf forests, with combined data significantly improving the accuracy of AGB estimation for P. sylvestris var. mongolica.

Key words: UAV-LiDAR, UAV optical imagery, individual tree scale, aboveground biomass (AGB), machine learning

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Yujiao Zhang,Hengqian Zhao,Hancong Fu,Ge Liu,Xiadan Huangfu,Xuanqi Liu. Inversion Model of Aboveground Biomass at Individual Tree Scale Based on the Multiple Features of UAV Remote Sensing[J]. Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 2025, 61(8): 129-141.

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Features extracted from point cloud data based on UAV-LiDAR"

特征类型 Feature type	特征缩写 Feature abbreviation	描述 Description	特征类型 Feature type	特征缩写 Feature abbreviation	描述 Description
点云高度特征 Point cloud height feature	H_P01-95th	点云高度百分位数Height percentiles	点云强度特征 Point cloud intensity feature	I_P01-95th	点云强度百分位数Intensity percentiles
	H_CRR	冠层起伏率Canopy relief rate		I_IQ	点云强度百分位数四分位数间距Intensity percentile interquartile range
	H_IQ	点云高度百分位数四分位数间距 Height percentile interquartile range		I_AAD	点云强度平均绝对偏差Mean absolute deviation
	H_CV	点云高度变异系数Variable coefficient		I_CV	点云强度变异系数Variable coefficient
	H_KURT	点云高度峰度Kurtosis		I_KURT	点云强度峰度Kurtosis
	H_SKE	点云高度偏斜度Skewness		I_SKE	点云强度偏斜度Skewness
	H_MAX	点云高度最大值Max.		I_MAX	点云强度最大值Max.
	H_MIN	点云高度最小值Min.		I_MIN	点云强度最小值Min.
	H_MEAN	点云高度平均值Mean		I_MEAN	点云强度平均值Mean
	H_ MEDIAN	点云高度中位数Median		I_ MEDIAN	点云强度中位数Median
	H_STD	点云高度标准差Standard deviation		I_STD	点云强度标准差 Standard deviation
	H_V	点云高度方差Variance		I_V	点云强度方差Variance
	H_MAD	点云高度中位数绝对偏差 Median absolute deviation		I_MAD	点云强度中位数绝对偏差Median absolute deviation
	H_SQRT	点云高度2次幂平均2nd power average	点云冠层结构特征 Canopy structure feature of point cloud	TH	树高Tree height
	H_CURT	点云高度3次幂平均3nd power average		CD	冠径Canopy diameter
	H_AIH_IQ	点云累积高度百分位数四分位数间距 Interquartile range of accumulate height percentile		CD	冠径Canopy diameter
点云密度特征 Point cloud density feature	D_1-10	将点云数据从低到高分成10个相同高度的切片，每层回波数的比例就是相应的密度特征Divide the point cloud data into 10 slices of the same height from low to high， and the proportion of echoes in each layer is the corresponding density feature		CA	树冠面积Canopy area
点云密度特征 Point cloud density feature	D_1-10			CV	树冠体积Canopy volume

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样地编号 Plot code	树种 Tree species	株数 Plant number	平均胸径 Mean DBH/cm	平均树高 Mean height/m
1	樟子松 Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica	33	22.6	9.4
2	樟子松 Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica	76	16.8	9.4
3	杨树 Populus	24	21.1	13.9
4	杨树 Populus	36	24.2	14.1
5	樟子松 Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica	41	17.5	7.5

模型 Model	缩写 Abbreviations	超参数 Hyperparameter	数值范围 Range of values
随机森林 Random forest	RF	n_estimators max_depth min_samples_split	[50， 300， 10] [3，10，1] [2， 10， 1]
极端梯度提升树 Extreme gradient boosting	XGBoost	learning_rate max_depth min_child_weight	[0.01， 0.1， 0.01] [2，10，1] [1，10，1]
分类提升算法 Categorical features gradient boosting	CatBoost	iterations learning_rate depth	[20，300， 10] [0.01，0.2，0.01] [2，10，1]

样地编号 Plot code	正确分割数量 Number of correct segments/plant	欠分割数量 Number of under segments/plant	过分割数量 Number of false segments/plant	召回率 Recall（r）	准确率 Precision（p）	调和值 F-score（F）
1	21	6	6	0.78	0.78	0.78
2	38	29	8	0.57	0.82	0.67
3	24	0	0	1	1	1
4	27	7	2	0.79	0.93	0.85
5	25	7	9	0.78	0.73	0.75

树种 Tree species	模型 Model	数据Data
		LiDAR				DOM				ALL（LiDAR+DOM）
		训练集 Training set		测试集 Test set		训练集 Training set		测试集 Test set		训练集 Training set		测试集 Test set
		R²	RMSE	R²	RMSE	R²	RMSE	R²	RMSE	R²	RMSE	R²	RMSE
樟子松 Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica	PI- RF	0.94	6.25	0.67	13.24	0.77	12.17	0.67^**	13.16	0.90	7.97	0.76	11.09
	Boruta-RF	0.91	7.42	0.68	12.91	0.74	12.90	0.66	13.21	0.91	7.63	0.76	11.27
	PI-CatBoost	0.81	11.21	0.63	13.99	0.86	9.49	0.64	13.61	0.90	7.74	0.69	12.80
	Boruta-CatBoost	0.83	10.55	0.68	12.92	0.87	9.01	0.60	14.53	0.86	9.47	0.69	12.74
	PI-XGBoost	0.99^*	2.62	0.69^*	12.75	0.99^**	1.27	0.44	17.13	0.95	5.58	0.77^***	10.94
	Boruta-XGBoost	0.96	4.97	0.63	13.88	0.93	6.41	0.52	15.84	0.95^***	5.44	0.72	12.29
杨树 Populus	PI- RF	0.95	8.31	0.83	18.81	0.94	8.94	0.52	31.15	0.94	8.99	0.82	19.18
	Boruta-RF	0.89	12.26	0.81	19.64	0.93	9.85	0.54	30.65	0.88	12.62	0.82	18.90
	PI-CatBoost	0.94	8.83	0.80	19.85	0.99	3.42	0.48	32.60	0.99	2.04	0.84	17.81
	Boruta-CatBoost	0.95^*	8.16	0.75	22.37	0.99^**	0.47	0.59^**	28.99	0.99^***	0.01	0.64	26.99
	PI-XGBoost	0.94	8.55	0.81	19.58	0.99	3.24	0.55	30.16	0.97	5.78	0.85^***	17.63
	Boruta-XGBoost	0.94	8.40	0.85^*	17.11	0.98	4.71	0.54	30.52	0.91	10.85	0.82	19.05

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