Spatial pattern of Amazonian timber species using cartesian and spatial coordinates method
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https://doi.org/10.4336/2016.pfb.36.86.1111Keywords:
Geographic information system, Forest management, Natural neighbor indexAbstract
Geographic information system (GIS) applied to forest analysis permit the recognition and analysis of spatial patterns of species in two and three dimensional. The aim of this study to demonstrate the efficiency of cartesian and spatial coordinates method (MCCE), method of correcting UTM coordinates of trees location in accordance with the location of field or Cartesian (X ,Y), combined with natural neighbor index (ANND) in recognition and analysis of spatial distribution patterns of four commercial timber species in forest management in Caracaraí, Roraima State, Brazil. Simulations were performed on 9 ha, divided into 100 plots of 100 m2 each. Collected data were DBH > 10 cm, commercial and total heights, cartesian coordinates (X,Y) and spatial coordinates (UTM). Random spatial patterns were observed in Eschweilera bracteosa and Manilkara huberi. The dispersed and rare spatial patterns were observed in Dinizia excelsa and Cedrelinga cateniformis. MCCE proved to be an efficient method in the recognition and analysis of spatial patterns of native species from Amazon rain forest, as forest planning becomes easier by 2D and 3D simulations.Downloads
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Copyright (c) 2016 Tiago Monteiro Condé, Helio Tonini, Fernando da Silva, Paulo Eduardo Barni, Carlos Henrique Souza Celes, Raquel Fernandes de Araujo, Moacir Alberto Assis Campos, Dirceu Lucio Carneiro de Miranda

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