Large scale mapping of forest attributes using heterogeneous sets of airborne laser scanning and National Forest Inventory data

Forest Ecosystems

Table 1 Summary of attributes observed at the NFI field plots used. The values given in the table are: min–max (mean, standard deviation)

Main species	n	Volume (m³∙ha^− 1)	Lorey’s height (m)	Basal area (m²∙ha^− 1)	Aboveground biomass (t∙ha^− 1)
Main species	n	min–max (mean, sd)
Spruce	3321	0–1116 (177, 161)	3.2–33.8 (13.9, 5.1)	0.1–96.9 (22.9, 15.3)	0–642 (114, 92)
Pine	3555	0–964 (109, 103)	2.5–28.0 (11.9, 4.4)	0.1–95.0 (16.0, 11.9)	0–488 (66, 56)
Deciduous	2327	0–707 (77, 84)	2.8–26.3 (9.5, 4.2)	0.1–71.1 (13.5, 11.6)	0–436 (56, 60)
All – productive forest	6746	0–1116 (159, 135)	3.8–33.8 (13.7, 4.5)	0.1–96.9 (21.9, 13.4)	0–642 (101, 78)
All	9203	0–1116 (125, 130)	2.5–33.7 (12.1, 4.9)	0.1–96.9 (17.9, 13.7)	0–642 (81, 76)