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less contrast with their neighbours than trees in full sunlight. 
Further studies can be carried out to develop a profound 
interpretation key and spectral library by minimizing the above 
critics. 
  
Shrubs Bamboo 
  
Secondary forest 
   
  
  
  
Figure 4. Interpretation of natural tropical vegetation on 
Landsat ETM+ imagery 
  
Indigenous species 
Rubber 
    
Teak/scattered trons 
  
  
  
  
Figure 5. Interpretation of tropical plantation on Landsat ETM+ 
imagery 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
The study was financed by Gottlieb Daimler und Karl Benz 
Stiftung, Gesselschaft für Freunde und Fórderung of Dresden 
University of Technology and Studienbegleitprogramm Sachsen 
(STUBE). 
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