Hemispherical Photography in Forest Science: Theory, Methods, Applications

Abstract

This book presents practical information about three domains of HP: (1) theory and concepts; (2) equipment and methods for field data acquisition and image processing; and (3) applications. The first section of the book is an introduction to HP and the fundamental elements of forest structure and light interactions within the forest canopy. The second section provides practical information about the equipment and procedures for procuring and processing the photographs. Example applications using HP in forestry and natural resource assessment are described in the third section. The book concludes with a discussion about modeling tools and future directions for this rapidly growing field.