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Floresta e Ambiente
Original Article Forest Management

Digital Approach for Measuring Tree Diameters in the Amazon Forest

Carlos Henrique Souza Celes; Raquel Fernandes de Araujo; Fabiano Emmert; Adriano José Nogueira Lima; Moacir Alberto Assis Campos

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2179-8087.038416 FLORAM, vol.26, n1, e20160384, 2019
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Abstract

ABSTRACT: Buttresses and other natural structures modify the shape of stems in Amazonia and change the diameter at breast height (DBH) measured at 1.3 m at ground level. The lack of adequate measurement techniques affects negatively forest dynamics analyses and biomass estimating. The study evaluated an indirect method of measuring diameters in trees with DBH > 40 cm using principles of digital photogrammetry. The results obtained with two cameras (smartphone and Sony) were compared with direct measurements using diametric tape and a ladder. The technique is adequate to measure the diameters of trees with measurement point above 2 m of ground, with a confidence interval of ±1cm. The use of photogrammetry as a supplementary tool to the diametric tape (IC ± 0.24 cm) is recommended, helping to measure trees with diameter above the reach of the technician in forest inventories.

Keywords

dendrometry, diameter at breast height, forest dynamics, biomass estimation, uncertainty

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