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Cunliffe, A. et al

Allometric modelling of plant biomass from drone-acquired photographs: drone images, ground control marker coordinates and biomass data from 36 sites, 2016-2020

https://doi.org/10.5285/1ec13364-cbc6-4ab5-a147-45a103853424 Cite this dataset
This dataset contains RGB photographs acquired from drone surveys. There are 741 harvest plots from 38 surveys at 36 sites around the world. Each site was approximately 1 ha in area.

Included with the photographic images are the coordinates of ground control markers, biomass, taxonomic and location data for harvest plots and ancillary metadata.

The observations can be used to obtain allometric size-biomass models.

This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R00062X/1 as part of the project 'Do dryland ecosystems control variability and recent trends in the land CO2 sink?'
Publication date: 2020-10-23

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Spatial information

Study area
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Tabular (text)
Spatial reference systems
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Temporal information

Temporal extent
2016-07-25    to    2020-03-13

Provenance & quality

These datasets were collected using a standardised sampling protocol during peak biomass by multiple teams using different equipment. Datasets have been reviewed and further details are available in the supporting documentation.

Further information on the collection and processing of these data are given in Cunliffe et al. ‘Drone photogrammetry-derived canopy height predicts aboveground biomass across non-forest ecosystems’ (In Press) and the accompanying supplementary materials.

Citations

Cunliffe, A.M., Anderson, K., Boschetti, F., Brazier, R.E., Graham, H.A., Myers-Smith, I.H., Astor, T., Boer, M.M., Calvo, L., Clark, P.E., Cramer, M.D., Encinas-Lara, M.S., Escarzaga, S.M., Fernández-Guisuraga, J.M., Fisher, A.G., Gdulová, K., Gillespie, B.M., Griebel, A., Hanan, N.P., … Wojcikiewicz, R. (2020). Drone-derived canopy height predicts biomass across non-forest ecosystems globally. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.16.206011

Supplemental information

These data were collected in using the protocol comprehensively described in Cunliffe, A., & Anderson, K. (2019). Measuring Above-ground Biomass with Drone Photogrammetry: Data Collection Protocol. In Protocol Exchange. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
https://doi.org/10.1038/protex.2018.134

Correspondence/contact details

Dr. Andy Cunliffe
University of Exeter
Exeter
UNITED KINGDOM
 a.cunliffe@exeter.ac.uk

Authors

Cunliffe, A.
University of Exeter
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8346-4278
Anderson, K.
University of Exeter
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3289-2598
Boschetti, F.
University of Exeter
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7612-3264
Graham, H.
University of Exeter
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9451-5010
Brazier, R.
University of Exeter
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8715-0399
Myers-Smith, I.
University of Edinburgh
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8417-6112
Astor, T.
Universität Kassel
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4608-955X
Boer, M.
Western Sydney University
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6362-4572
Calvo, L.
University of León
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3710-0817
Clark, P.
USDA Agricultural Research Service
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4299-1853
Cramer, M.
University of Cape Town
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0989-3266
Encinas-Lara, M.
Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0541-3053
Escarzaga, S.
University of Texas at El Paso
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7246-2795
Fernández-Guisuraga, J.
University of León
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6065-3981
Fisher, A.
University of Queensland
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6903-8053
Gdulová, K.
University of Life Sciences Prague
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6943-9172
Gillespie, B.
San Diego State University
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1464-3747
Griebel, A.
Western Sydney University
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4476-8279
Hanan, N.
New Mexico State University
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9130-5306
Hanggito, M.
University of Texas at El Paso
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7275-9145
Haselberger, S.
University of Vienna
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5702-4236
Havrilla, C.
Northern Arizona University
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3913-0980
Ji, W.
New Mexico State University
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2554-4373
Karl, J.
University of Idaho
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3326-3806
Kirchhoff, M.
University of Trier
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8773-8005
Kraushaar, S.
University of Vienna
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8849-8162
Lyons, M.
University of New South Wales
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3960-3522
Marzolff, I.
University Frankfurt am Main
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0917-4336
Mauritz, M.
University of Texas at El Paso
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8733-9119
McIntire, C.
University of New Mexico
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9666-5805
Metzen, D.
Western Sydney University
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0330-8698
Méndez-Barroso, L.
Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7467-5498
Power, S.
University of Cape Town
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6310-0146
Prošek, J.
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9982-2730
Sanz-Ablanedo, E.
Universidad de León
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9975-5726
Sauer, K.
Sul Ross State University
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2153-8534
Schulze-Brüninghoff, D.
Universität Kassel
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8215-975X
Šímová, P.
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2480-1171
Smit, J.
University of Cape Town
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8664-8059
Steele, C.
New Mexico State University
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3480-3023
Suárez-Seoane, S.
University of Oviedo
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7656-4214
Tweedie, C.
University of Texas at El Paso
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3409-8881
Vargas, S.
University of Texas at El Paso
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0052-8580
Villarreal, M.
United States Geological Survey
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0720-1422
Visser, F.
University of Worcester
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6042-9341
Wachendorf, M.
Universität Kassel
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2840-7086
Wirnsberger, H.
University of Vienna
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1777-5067
Wojcikiewicz, R.
New Mexico State University
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8496-3514

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University of Exeter
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
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Additional metadata

Topic categories
environment
INSPIRE theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Keywords
Achnatherum nelsonii , Achnatherum thurberianum , Adenostoma fasciculatum , Adenostoma sparsifolium , Arctophila fulva , Artemisia arbuscula , Artemisia nova , Artemisia tridentata , Artemisia tridentata , Atriplex canescens , Atriplex polycarpa , Bothriochloa macra , Bouteloua eriopoda , Bromus marginatus , Calluna vulgaris , Cirsium spinosissimum , Crataegus spp. , Cylindropuntia imbricata , Cytisus oromediterraneus , Elytropappus rhinocerotis , Environmental survey , Eragrostis curvula , Ericameria nauseosa , Eriogonum heracleoides , Festuca idahoensis , Festuca rubra , Flourensia cernua , Gutierrezia sarothrae , Juncus spp. , Juniperus monosperma , Larrea tridentata , Launaea arborescens , Nardus stricta , Nassella trichotoma , Opuntia phaeacantha , Pinus edulis , Pleuraphis mutica , Prosopis glandulosa , Prosopis velutina , Prunus spinosa , Pseudoroegneria spicata , Pteridium aquilinum , Pteronia paniculata , Rumex obtusifolius , Salix richardsonii , Symphoricarpos oreophilus , Trifolium repens , Ulex gallii , Vaccinium myrtillus , Yucca glauca
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/R00062X/1
Last updated
08 February 2024 17:33

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CITE AS: Cunliffe, A. ; Anderson, K.; Boschetti, F.; Graham, H.; Brazier, R.; Myers-Smith, I.; Astor, T.; Boer, M.; Calvo, L.; Clark, P.; Cramer, M.; Encinas-Lara, M.; Escarzaga, S.; Fernández-Guisuraga, J.; Fisher, A.; Gdulová, K.; Gillespie, B.; Griebel, A.; Hanan, N.; Hanggito, M.; Haselberger, S.; Havrilla, C.; Ji, W.; Karl, J.; Kirchhoff, M.; Kraushaar, S.; Lyons, M.; Marzolff, I.; Mauritz, M.; McIntire, C.; Metzen, D.; Méndez-Barroso, L.; Power, S.; Prošek, J.; Sanz-Ablanedo, E.; Sauer, K.; Schulze-Brüninghoff, D.; Šímová, P.; Smit, J.; Steele, C.; Suárez-Seoane, S.; Tweedie, C.; Vargas, S.; Villarreal, M.; Visser, F.; Wachendorf, M.; Wirnsberger, H.; Wojcikiewicz, R. (2020). Allometric modelling of plant biomass from drone-acquired photographs: drone images, ground control marker coordinates and biomass data from 36 sites, 2016-2020. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/1ec13364-cbc6-4ab5-a147-45a103853424