Madagascar highlands data from a study analyzing the effect of age and fertilization on Eucalyptus robusta biomass. The collection includes destructive biomass measurements for 64 trees, forest inventory data for 2598 trees across 22 plots, and UAV-derived canopy data from two flights over six plots. Data was collected between 2017 and 2021 as part of the EU-DIABE project for a doctoral thesis.
Use Cases
- Calibrating UAV-based biomass models based on destructive sampling data for 40 trees.
- Analyzing the effect of fertilization treatments on above-ground biomass components like trunk volume and leaf fresh weight.
- Estimating forest biomass using inventory variables such as DBH, tree height, and crown diameter.
- Comparing biomass accumulation across different tree ages (2, 4, 5, and 6 years).
Strengths
- Includes paired destructive biomass measurements and UAV data for 40 trees, enabling model calibration.
- Covers 2598 trees across 22 plots with inventory data like DBH and height.
- Tests eight distinct treatments combining four age classes and two fertilization levels.
- Provides detailed compartment-level biomass data (leaves, branches, trunk) including moisture content.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count for the main inventory and UAV data files is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- UAV data covers only 6 of the 8 experimental plots.
Provenance
- Source
- CIRAD Harvested Collection, authored by Julien Sarron.
- Collection Method
- Data collected via destructive sampling, forest inventory, and UAV flights as part of the EU-DIABE project.
- Time Range
- Data collected between 2017 and 2021.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-20 15:42:54; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Smallholder Eucalyptus Robusta plantations in the highlands of Madagascar.