Abstract:& Key message We compared (lognormal) universal kriging with the area-based approach for estimation of forest inventory variables using LiDAR data as auxiliary information and showed that universal kriging could be an accurate alternative when there is spatial autocorrelation. & Context Forest inventories supported by geospatial technologies are essential to achieve a spatially informed assessment of forest structure. LiDAR technology supplies comprehensive and spatially explicit data enabling the estimation o… Show more
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