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opy crown size is an important factor in scale dependence. These findings have clear
implications for studies using airborne and satellite platforms where the pixel sizes
often exceed the crown sizes of common plant species.
16.2.3 Temporal Scale
The temporal dimension is rarely considered in most RS campaigns; many RS studies are based on a single overpass (e.g., a single aircraft image or satellite image), or
at best a few overpasses, limiting the opportunities for examining temporal effects.
Fig. 16.3 Scale dependence of the optical diversity-biodiversity relationship from three experimental studies in prairie grasslands: Cedar Creek, Minnesota, USA (red), Wood River, Nebraska,
USA (black), and Mattheis Ranch, Alberta, Canada (blue). (Data combined from Wang et al.
(2016) and Gholizadeh et al. (2018, 2019))
J. Gamon et al.
opy crown size is an important factor in scale dependence. These findings have clear
implications for studies using airborne and satellite platforms where the pixel sizes
often exceed the crown sizes of common plant species.
16.2.3 Temporal Scale
The temporal dimension is rarely considered in most RS campaigns; many RS studies are based on a single overpass (e.g., a single aircraft image or satellite image), or
at best a few overpasses, limiting the opportunities for examining temporal effects.
Fig. 16.3 Scale dependence of the optical diversity-biodiversity relationship from three experimental studies in prairie grasslands: Cedar Creek, Minnesota, USA (red), Wood River, Nebraska,
USA (black), and Mattheis Ranch, Alberta, Canada (blue). (Data combined from Wang et al.
(2016) and Gholizadeh et al. (2018, 2019))
J. Gamon et al.