Accounting for terrain in neighborhood competition: fused UAV and backpack LiDAR for fine-scale volume estimation in Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) plantations
Chinese fir ( Cunninghamia lanceolata ) is an important fast-growing timber species in southern China, and accurate estimation of individual-tree volume is important for stand management and carbon accounting. In plantations located on complex terrain, neighborhood competition among trees is difficult to describe u...