250 4 & PVI value 
200 + ; 
150 4 ^ A 
= | 4 y = 0.703x + 79.01 E 
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2 & y = 0.636x + 56.54 = 
100 R? = 0.626 v 
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Figure 3: The scatter plot, regressions models and correlation between the crown area (m?/ha) with the remotely sensed data 
(vegetation indices). 
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