Digital Cover Photography (DCP) from Great Western Woodlands Site

Digital Cover Photography (DCP) upward-looking images are collected twice per year in the core monitoring plot to capture vegetation cover at Great Western Woodlands Site. These images can be used to estimate Leaf area index (LAI), Crown Cover or Foliage Projective Cover (FPC). The images are captured at the times of estimated maximum and minimum LAI.

The Great Western Woodlands Site was established in 2012 in the Credo Conservation Reserve. The site is in semi-arid woodland and was operated as a pastoral lease from 1907 to 2007. The core 1 ha plot is characterized by Eucalyptus salmonophloia (salmon gum), with Eucalyptus salubris and Eucalyptus clelandii dominating other research plots. For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/great-western-woodlands-supersite/ .

Other images collected at the site include photopoints, phenocam time-lapse images taken from fixed under and overstorey cameras, panoramic images and ancillary images of fauna and flora.

数字覆盖摄影（Digital Cover Photography，DCP）向上拍摄的影像每年在核心监测样地采集两次，用于记录大西部林地样地（Great Western Woodlands Site）的植被覆盖状况。该类影像可用于估算叶面积指数（Leaf Area Index，LAI）、冠层盖度（Crown Cover）或冠层投影盖度（Foliage Projective Cover，FPC）。影像采集时间设定在预计的叶面积指数峰值与谷值时期。
该大西部林地样地于2012年在Credo保护区（Credo Conservation Reserve）设立。样地地处半干旱林地，1907年至2007年间曾作为牧业租赁用地运营。核心1公顷样地以鲑皮桉（Eucalyptus salmonophloia，俗称salmon gum）为优势物种，其余研究样地的优势物种为纤脉桉（Eucalyptus salubris）与克莱兰桉（Eucalyptus clelandii）。如需获取更多样地信息，请访问：https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/great-western-woodlands-supersite/ 。
该样地采集的其他影像类型包括样点摄影图像、通过固定安装的林下层与林上层相机获取的物候相机（phenocam）延时影像、全景图像以及动植物辅助观测图像。