Estimation of the water content of needles under stress by Erannis jacobsoni Djak. via Sentinel-2 satellite remote sensing

IntroductionErannis jacobsoni Djak.(EJD) is one of the major pests that severely threatens forest health. Its damage predominantly affects pine species, resulting in significant changes to the biochemical composition of needle leaves. Needle leaf water content exhibits a clear response to these chan...

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Main Authors: Jiaze Guo, Xiaojun Huang, Debao Zhou, Junsheng Zhang, Gang Bao, Siqin Tong, Yuhai Bao, Dashzebeg Ganbat, Dorjsuren Altanchimeg, Davaadorj Enkhnasan, Mungunkhuyag Ariunaa
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author Jiaze Guo
Xiaojun Huang
Xiaojun Huang
Xiaojun Huang
Debao Zhou
Junsheng Zhang
Gang Bao
Gang Bao
Siqin Tong
Siqin Tong
Yuhai Bao
Yuhai Bao
Dashzebeg Ganbat
Dorjsuren Altanchimeg
Davaadorj Enkhnasan
Mungunkhuyag Ariunaa
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Debao Zhou
Junsheng Zhang
Gang Bao
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Siqin Tong
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Yuhai Bao
Dashzebeg Ganbat
Dorjsuren Altanchimeg
Davaadorj Enkhnasan
Mungunkhuyag Ariunaa
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description IntroductionErannis jacobsoni Djak.(EJD) is one of the major pests that severely threatens forest health. Its damage predominantly affects pine species, resulting in significant changes to the biochemical composition of needle leaves. Needle leaf water content exhibits a clear response to these changes and is highly sensitive in reflecting the degree of tree damage.MethodsIn this work, we combine vegetation indices with machine learning algorithms to estimate the water content of needles at a large scale. Multiple vegetation indices are screened via recursive feature elimination cross validation (RFECV), and then support vector regression (SVR) and back-propagation neural network (BP) models are used to predict the leaf weight content fresh (LWCF) and leaf weight content dry (LWCD) of needles over a large area. The water content ranges were then classified based on the severity of damage derived from actual sampling data. These ranges were used to categorize the estimated water content, thereby assessing the degree of tree damage. The accuracy of the method is verified by comparing the estimation results with field measurements, and the results are combined with the classifications of the leaf loss rate(LLR) to assess the severity of infestation.ResultsThe results indicate that: 1) When estimating LWCD and LWCF using the SVR and BP models, the SVR model demonstrated superior accuracy and stability (MAE for LWCF = 0.1477, RMSE = 0.17314; MAE for LWCD = 0.10507, RMSE = 0.14760). 2) The classification accuracies of LWCD and LWCF were notably higher in areas with light and medium damage, suggesting that these indices are effective indicators for assessing damage caused by Erannis jacobsoni Djak. and can serve as valuable tools for monitoring pest infestation and its progression. 3) Through precision evaluation and supplementary validation, the results show that LWCD is more stable and reliable than LWCF, demonstrating greater credibility, particularly in terms of MAE and RMSE, where LWCD exhibits lower values (MAE for LWCD = 0.10507, RMSE = 0.14760). This method’s high reliability provides an effective approach for estimating leaf weight content, both fresh and dry (LWCF and LWCD), and underscores its significant potential for the early monitoring and management of forest pests.
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spelling doaj-art-7aa6907fd60d40de993870a233082ebd2025-08-20T03:10:35ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2025-04-011610.3389/fpls.2025.15406041540604Estimation of the water content of needles under stress by Erannis jacobsoni Djak. via Sentinel-2 satellite remote sensingJiaze Guo0Xiaojun Huang1Xiaojun Huang2Xiaojun Huang3Debao Zhou4Junsheng Zhang5Gang Bao6Gang Bao7Siqin Tong8Siqin Tong9Yuhai Bao10Yuhai Bao11Dashzebeg Ganbat12Dorjsuren Altanchimeg13Davaadorj Enkhnasan14Mungunkhuyag Ariunaa15College of Geographical Science, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, ChinaCollege of Geographical Science, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, ChinaInner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing & Geography Information System, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, ChinaInner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Disaster and Ecological Security on the Mongolia Plateau, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, ChinaForest Biological Disaster Prevention and Control Station, Yakeshi, Inner Mongolia, ChinaForest Biological Disaster Prevention and Control Station, Yakeshi, Inner Mongolia, ChinaCollege of Geographical Science, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, ChinaInner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing & Geography Information System, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, ChinaCollege of Geographical Science, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, ChinaInner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing & Geography Information System, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, ChinaCollege of Geographical Science, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, ChinaInner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing & Geography Information System, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, ChinaInstitute of Geography and Geoecology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaInstitute of Biology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaInstitute of Biology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaInstitute of Geography and Geoecology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaIntroductionErannis jacobsoni Djak.(EJD) is one of the major pests that severely threatens forest health. Its damage predominantly affects pine species, resulting in significant changes to the biochemical composition of needle leaves. Needle leaf water content exhibits a clear response to these changes and is highly sensitive in reflecting the degree of tree damage.MethodsIn this work, we combine vegetation indices with machine learning algorithms to estimate the water content of needles at a large scale. Multiple vegetation indices are screened via recursive feature elimination cross validation (RFECV), and then support vector regression (SVR) and back-propagation neural network (BP) models are used to predict the leaf weight content fresh (LWCF) and leaf weight content dry (LWCD) of needles over a large area. The water content ranges were then classified based on the severity of damage derived from actual sampling data. These ranges were used to categorize the estimated water content, thereby assessing the degree of tree damage. The accuracy of the method is verified by comparing the estimation results with field measurements, and the results are combined with the classifications of the leaf loss rate(LLR) to assess the severity of infestation.ResultsThe results indicate that: 1) When estimating LWCD and LWCF using the SVR and BP models, the SVR model demonstrated superior accuracy and stability (MAE for LWCF = 0.1477, RMSE = 0.17314; MAE for LWCD = 0.10507, RMSE = 0.14760). 2) The classification accuracies of LWCD and LWCF were notably higher in areas with light and medium damage, suggesting that these indices are effective indicators for assessing damage caused by Erannis jacobsoni Djak. and can serve as valuable tools for monitoring pest infestation and its progression. 3) Through precision evaluation and supplementary validation, the results show that LWCD is more stable and reliable than LWCF, demonstrating greater credibility, particularly in terms of MAE and RMSE, where LWCD exhibits lower values (MAE for LWCD = 0.10507, RMSE = 0.14760). This method’s high reliability provides an effective approach for estimating leaf weight content, both fresh and dry (LWCF and LWCD), and underscores its significant potential for the early monitoring and management of forest pests.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1540604/fullErannis jacobsoni Djak.leaf weight content dryleaf weight content freshvegetation indexremote sense
spellingShingle Jiaze Guo
Xiaojun Huang
Xiaojun Huang
Xiaojun Huang
Debao Zhou
Junsheng Zhang
Gang Bao
Gang Bao
Siqin Tong
Siqin Tong
Yuhai Bao
Yuhai Bao
Dashzebeg Ganbat
Dorjsuren Altanchimeg
Davaadorj Enkhnasan
Mungunkhuyag Ariunaa
Estimation of the water content of needles under stress by Erannis jacobsoni Djak. via Sentinel-2 satellite remote sensing
Frontiers in Plant Science
Erannis jacobsoni Djak.
leaf weight content dry
leaf weight content fresh
vegetation index
remote sense
title Estimation of the water content of needles under stress by Erannis jacobsoni Djak. via Sentinel-2 satellite remote sensing
title_full Estimation of the water content of needles under stress by Erannis jacobsoni Djak. via Sentinel-2 satellite remote sensing
title_fullStr Estimation of the water content of needles under stress by Erannis jacobsoni Djak. via Sentinel-2 satellite remote sensing
title_full_unstemmed Estimation of the water content of needles under stress by Erannis jacobsoni Djak. via Sentinel-2 satellite remote sensing
title_short Estimation of the water content of needles under stress by Erannis jacobsoni Djak. via Sentinel-2 satellite remote sensing
title_sort estimation of the water content of needles under stress by erannis jacobsoni djak via sentinel 2 satellite remote sensing
topic Erannis jacobsoni Djak.
leaf weight content dry
leaf weight content fresh
vegetation index
remote sense
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1540604/full
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