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This study demonstrates how to use Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) data to accurately estimate chlorophyll content in Dendrocalamus giganteus. The Bayesian optimization-Gradient Boosting Regression Tree model effectively maps vegetation health and productivity.

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Area of Science:

  • Remote Sensing
  • Forestry
  • Ecology

Background:

  • Chlorophyll content is a critical indicator of vegetation health and productivity.
  • Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) data offers potential for estimating chlorophyll content but faces challenges with data discreteness.
  • Accurate chlorophyll estimation is vital for understanding ecosystem dynamics and forest management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the discreteness of GEDI data for chlorophyll content estimation.
  • To explore the potential of GEDI data in estimating chlorophyll content in Dendrocalamus giganteus (D. giganteus).
  • To develop and validate an effective remote sensing model for mapping chlorophyll content.

Main Methods:

  • Empirical Bayesian Kriging regression prediction (EBKRP) was used to create continuous GEDI parameter distributions.
  • Pearson and Random Forest (RF) methods were employed to screen relevant modeling parameters from 52 sample datasets.
  • Bayesian optimization (BO) algorithm optimized K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), Random Forest Regression (RFR), and Gradient Boosting Regression Tree (GBRT) models for chlorophyll estimation.

Main Results:

  • The EBKRP method showed strong performance with R-squared values ranging from 0.34 to 0.99.
  • Key parameters identified included cover, pai, fhd_normal, rv, rx_energy_a3 (Pearson), and cover, fhd_normal, sensitivity, rh100, modis_nonvegetated (RF).
  • The BO-GBRT model achieved the highest accuracy (R-squared = 0.86, RMSE = 0.219 g/m²) for estimating chlorophyll content in D. giganteus.

Conclusions:

  • The optimized BO-GBRT model effectively estimates and maps chlorophyll content in D. giganteus, with estimated ranges of 0.20–2.50 g/m².
  • The spatial distribution of estimated chlorophyll content aligns with the known distribution of D. giganteus, confirming model reliability.
  • GEDI data, when processed with advanced modeling techniques, proves reliable for estimating forest biochemical parameters.