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GROUP: evergreen tree crops (oe)
DEFINITION: evergreen tree crops, mature & immature 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 evergreen tree crop = uncommon TYPE not in classification (not mandarin orange, litchi, longyan…)
    2. mixed species evergreen tree crop = mix of different evergreen tree crop species, with no species >60% by cover if mature, or by stems if immature.
    3. non-productive evergreen tree crop = any species or mix of mostly evergreen 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. mandarin orange orchard = Citrus reticulata.
    5. itchi orchard = Litchi chinensis.
    6. longyan orchard = Dimocarpus longan.
  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 evergreen tree crop
    1. immature
      1. small (<30m) areal = oe01
      2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) = oe02
      3. large-scale (>1 ha) = oe03
    2. mature
      1. small (<30m) areal = oe04
      2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) = ew05
      3. large-scale (>1 ha) = oe06
  2. mixed species evergreen woody crop
    1. immature
      1. small (<30m) areal = oe07
      2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) = oe08
      3. large-scale (>1 ha) = oe09
    2. mature
      1. small (<30m) areal = oe10
      2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) = oe11
      3. large-scale (>1 ha) = oe12
  3. non-productive evergreen woody crop = oe13
  4. mandarin orange orchard
    1. immature
      1. small (<30m) areal = oe30
      2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) = oe31
      3. large-scale (>1 ha) = oe32
    2. mature
      1. small (<30m) areal = oe33
      2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) = oe34
      3. large-scale (>1 ha) = oe35
  5. litchi orchard
    1. immature
      1. small (<30m) areal = oe36
      2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) = oe37
      3. large-scale (>1 ha) = oe38
    2. mature
      1. small (<30m) areal = oe39
      2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) = oe40
      3. large-scale (>1 ha) = oe41
  6. longyan orchard
    1. immature
      1. small (<30m) areal = oe42
      2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) = oe43
      3. large-scale (>1 ha) = oe44
    2. mature
      1. small (<30m) areal = oe45
      2. medium-scale (>30m to 1ha) = oe46
      3. large-scale (>1 ha) = oe47

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 evergreen tree crops and evergreen woody crops Choose evergreen tree crops> mixed species evergreen tree crop.
    3. Mix of evergreen tree crops and deciduous tree crops Choose evergreen tree crops> mixed species evergreen tree crop.
    4. Mix of evergreen tree crops and deciduous woody crops Choose evergreen tree crops> mixed species evergreen tree crop.

Factors

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Leaf Type: mixed
Leaf Time: evergreen
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:

Mapped Ecotopes

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ANRPoe33 ,  BPRMoe30 ,  BPRPoe04 ,  BPRPoe33 ,  FSRMoe36 ,  FSRMoe37 ,  FSRPoe33 ,  SLRMoe36 ,  SLRMoe37 ,  SLRMoe38 ,  SLRMoe42 ,  SLRMoe43 ,  SLRMoe44 ,  SLRPoe33 ,  SLRPoe34 ,  SLRPoe39 ,  SLRPoe40 ,  SLRPoe41 ,  SLRPoe45 ,  SSRMoe37 ,  SSRPoe33  

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.