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Research Paper | Forestry | Volume 9 Issue 12, December 2020 | Pages: 1381 - 1390 | Saudi Arabia
Wild Olive Tree Mapping Extent, Distribution and Basic Attributes of Wild Olive Trees at Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia Using Remote Sensing Technology
Abstract: This study provided detailed information on the extent and distribution of wild olive trees in the Al-Baha region according to tree crown size. The study area concentrated along the Sarah mountain, encompassing districts including Al-Qura, Al-Mandaq, Al-Baha, the southern part of Baljurashi and a small portion of Qelwa Mekhwa Al-Aqiq districts. This indicates that wild olive trees prefer to grow in high foggy mountain conditions, which was previously predetermined study as having medium to high vegetation density zones. The information extracted from high-resolution Pleiades satellite image revealed that, in the study area (1, 991 km2), there is a total of 717, 894 wild olive trees, of which 95, 990) 13.4 %) had large crown sizes (> 5.1m) ; out of the remaining, 228, 996 had medium (3.15.0m) and 392, 908 had small ( 5.1m) were observed to a greater extent at both Al-Qura and Baljurashi districts. This information would be essential in identifying the landscape preference of wild olive in the Al-Baha region.
Keywords: Wild olive tree, Mapping, Extent, Distribution, Al-Baha region, Remote sensing, Crown size
How to Cite?: Abdullah Saleh Al-Ghamdi, "Wild Olive Tree Mapping Extent, Distribution and Basic Attributes of Wild Olive Trees at Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia Using Remote Sensing Technology", Volume 9 Issue 12, December 2020, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1381-1390, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR201214233308, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR201214233308