measuresvegetation
Measures vegetation is a broad term used to describe the methods and metrics used to quantify vegetation properties in ecological, agricultural, and environmental research. The phrase is not a formal scientific term, but it appears in project names, datasets, and software as a shorthand for vegetation measurement activities.
Measurements cover three broad attribute types: structural, compositional, and functional. Structural measures include canopy cover, plant
Measurement approaches range from field-based methods to remote sensing. Ground surveys use quadrats, transects, and point-intercept
Common indices associated with vegetation measures include NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index), EVI, SAVI, fAPAR, LAI,
Challenges include scale and spatial heterogeneity, seasonal and phenological variation, observer bias, calibration requirements, and data