NDLI: Modelling and mapping the suitability of European forest formations at 1-km resolution

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Author	Casaleg, Stefa Amatulli, Giuseppe Bastrup Birk, Annemarie Durrant, Tracy Houston Pekkarinen, Anssi
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	Proactive forest conservation planning requires spatially accurate information about the potential distribution of tree species. The most cost-efficient way to obtain this information is habitat suitability modelling i.e. predicting the potential distribution of biota as a function of environmental factors. Here, we used the bootstrap-aggregating machine-learning ensemble classifier Random Forest (RF) to derive a 1-km resolution European forest formation suitability map. The statistical model use as inputs more than 6,000 field data forest inventory plots and a large set of environmental variables. The field data plots were classified into different forest formations using the forest category classification scheme of the European Environmental Agency. The ten most dominant forest categories excluding plantations were chosen for the analysis. Model results have an overall accuracy of 76%. Between categories scores were unbalanced and Mesophitic deciduous forests were found to be the least correctly classified forest category. The model’s variable ranking scores are used to discuss relationship between forest category/environmental factors and to gain insight into the model’s limits and strengths for map applicability. The European forest suitability map is now available for further applications in forest conservation and climate change issues.
Starting Page	971
Ending Page	981
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	16124669
Journal	Forstwissenschaftliches Centralblatt vereinigt mit Tharandter forstliches Jahrbuch
Volume Number	130
Issue Number	6
e-ISSN	16124677
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2011-02-16
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Ensemble modelling Machine learning Random forest Forest Focus Worldclim Plant Ecology Forestry Plant Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Plant Science Forestry

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