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GROUP: deciduous tree crops (od)
DEFINITION: deciduous tree crops planted in a continuous regular planting pattern with spacing <5m apart and covering sufficient area to map a soft feature (width >5 m AND area >100 m2) OR with >60% vegetation cover. Must identify USE = Rainfed OR Irrigated, depending on the feature.

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Classification

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  1. Object
    1. generic deciduous tree crop = uncommon TYPE not in classification (not peach, apple, pear…).
    2. mixed species deciduous tree crop = mix of different deciduous tree crop species, with no species >60% by cover if mature, or by stems if immature.
    3. non-productive deciduous tree crop = any species or mix of mostly deciduous tree crops that are >60% mature (by # of stems) but have been or will be non-productive for at least two years because of old age, disease, or cutting back to regenerate.
    4. peach orchard = Prunus persica.
    5. apple orchard = Malus pumila.
    6. pear orchard = Pyrus spp..
  2. Modifier 1 (maturity)
    1. immature = too young to produce.
    2. mature = productive
  3. Scale (of individual plots)
    1. small (<30m)
    2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha)
    3. large-scale (>1 ha)

Key

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  1. generic deciduous tree crop
    1. immature
      1. small (<30m) areal = od01
      2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) = od02
      3. large-scale (>1 ha) = od03
    2. mature
      1. small (<30m) areal = od04
      2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) = od05
      3. large-scale (>1 ha) = od06
  2. mixed species deciduous tree crop
    1. immature
      1. small (<30m) areal = od07
      2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) = od08
      3. large-scale (>1 ha) = od09
    2. mature
      1. small (<30m) areal = od10
      2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) = od11
      3. large-scale (>1 ha) = od12
  3. non-productive deciduous tree crop = od13
  4. peach orchard
    1. immature
      1. small (<30m) areal = od30
      2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) = od31
      3. large-scale (>1 ha) = od32
    2. mature
      1. small (<30m) areal = od33
      2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) = od34
      3. large-scale (>1 ha) = od35
  5. apple orchard
    1. immature
      1. small (<30m) areal = od36
      2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) = od37
      3. large-scale (>1 ha) = od38
    2. mature
      1. small (<30m) areal = od39
      2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) = od40
      3. large-scale (>1 ha) = od41
  6. pear orchard
    1. immature
      1. small (<30m) areal = od42
      2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) = od43
      3. large-scale (>1 ha) = od44
    2. mature
      1. small (<30m) areal = od45
      2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) = od46
      3. large-scale (>1 ha) = od47

Dominance Rules

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  1. IF TYPE with greater vegetation cover area is very similar or otherwise unclear:
    1. Choose immature over mature over non-productive.
    2. Mix of deciduous tree crops and deciduous woody crops Choose deciduous tree crops> mixed species deciduous tree crop.
    3. Mix of evergreen tree crops and deciduous tree crops Choose evergreen tree crops> mixed species evergreen tree crop.
    4. Mix of deciduous tree crops and evergreen woody crops Choose evergreen woody crops > mixed species evergreen woody crop.

Factors

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Leaf Type: mixed
Leaf Time: deciduous
Tree Cover: >40%
Vegetation Cover: >90%
Height: >1m
IGBP_DIS:
Identification:
L1 Minimum: >10m
L2 Minimum: >5m

Compatible Classes

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FORM:

Anthropogenic Mounded Excavated Terraced Slope Floodplain Foot Slope Bench Plateau Summit Sloping Steep Slope

USE:

Irrigated Rainfed

COVER:

Mixed Perennial

TYPE:

CodeDescription
od00unknown deciduous tree crop type.
od01small-scale (<30m) immature generic species deciduous tree crop.
od03large-scale (>1 ha) immature generic species deciduous tree crop.
od04small-scale (<30m) mature generic species deciduous tree crop.
od05medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) mature generic species deciduous tree crop.
od06large-scale (>1 ha) mature generic species deciduous tree crop.
od07small-scale (<30m) immature mixed species deciduous tree crop.
od08medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) immature mixed species deciduous tree crop.
od09large-scale (>1 ha) immature mixed species deciduous tree crop.
od10small-scale (<30m) mature mixed species deciduous tree crop.
od11medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) mature mixed species deciduous tree crop.
od12large-scale (>1 ha) mature mixed species deciduous tree crop.
od30small-scale (<30m) immature peach orchard.
od33small-scale (<30m) mature peach orchard.

Mapped Ecotopes

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BPRMod42 ,  BPRPod40 ,  BPRPod45 ,  FPIPod05 ,  FPIPod33 ,  FPIPod41 ,  FPIPod45 ,  FPIPod46 ,  FPRMod02 ,  FPRPod04 ,  FPRPod10 ,  FPRPod33 ,  FPRPod45 ,  SLRPod12 ,  SLRPod33 ,  SURPod12  

Citation for AEM: Ellis E. C., H. Wang, H. Xiao, K. Peng, X. P. Liu, S. C. Li, H. Ouyang, X. Cheng, and L. Z. Yang. 2006. Measuring long-term ecological changes in densely populated landscapes using current and historical high resolution imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment 100(4):457-473.