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Quantifying Plant Colour and Colour Difference as Perceived by Humans Using Digital Images
Human perception of plant leaf and flower colour can influence species management. Colour and colour contrast may influence the detectability of invasive or rare species during surveys. Quantitative, repeatable measures of plant colour are required for comparison across studies and generalisation ac...
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2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3748102/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23977275 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072296 |
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author | Kendal, Dave Hauser, Cindy E. Garrard, Georgia E. Jellinek, Sacha Giljohann, Katherine M. Moore, Joslin L. |
author_facet | Kendal, Dave Hauser, Cindy E. Garrard, Georgia E. Jellinek, Sacha Giljohann, Katherine M. Moore, Joslin L. |
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description | Human perception of plant leaf and flower colour can influence species management. Colour and colour contrast may influence the detectability of invasive or rare species during surveys. Quantitative, repeatable measures of plant colour are required for comparison across studies and generalisation across species. We present a standard method for measuring plant leaf and flower colour traits using images taken with digital cameras. We demonstrate the method by quantifying the colour of and colour difference between the flowers of eleven grassland species near Falls Creek, Australia, as part of an invasive species detection experiment. The reliability of the method was tested by measuring the leaf colour of five residential garden shrub species in Ballarat, Australia using five different types of digital camera. Flowers and leaves had overlapping but distinct colour distributions. Calculated colour differences corresponded well with qualitative comparisons. Estimates of proportional cover of yellow flowers identified using colour measurements correlated well with estimates obtained by measuring and counting individual flowers. Digital SLR and mirrorless cameras were superior to phone cameras and point-and-shoot cameras for producing reliable measurements, particularly under variable lighting conditions. The analysis of digital images taken with digital cameras is a practicable method for quantifying plant flower and leaf colour in the field or lab. Quantitative, repeatable measurements allow for comparisons between species and generalisations across species and studies. This allows plant colour to be related to human perception and preferences and, ultimately, species management. |
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spelling | pubmed-37481022013-08-23 Quantifying Plant Colour and Colour Difference as Perceived by Humans Using Digital Images Kendal, Dave Hauser, Cindy E. Garrard, Georgia E. Jellinek, Sacha Giljohann, Katherine M. Moore, Joslin L. PLoS One Research Article Human perception of plant leaf and flower colour can influence species management. Colour and colour contrast may influence the detectability of invasive or rare species during surveys. Quantitative, repeatable measures of plant colour are required for comparison across studies and generalisation across species. We present a standard method for measuring plant leaf and flower colour traits using images taken with digital cameras. We demonstrate the method by quantifying the colour of and colour difference between the flowers of eleven grassland species near Falls Creek, Australia, as part of an invasive species detection experiment. The reliability of the method was tested by measuring the leaf colour of five residential garden shrub species in Ballarat, Australia using five different types of digital camera. Flowers and leaves had overlapping but distinct colour distributions. Calculated colour differences corresponded well with qualitative comparisons. Estimates of proportional cover of yellow flowers identified using colour measurements correlated well with estimates obtained by measuring and counting individual flowers. Digital SLR and mirrorless cameras were superior to phone cameras and point-and-shoot cameras for producing reliable measurements, particularly under variable lighting conditions. The analysis of digital images taken with digital cameras is a practicable method for quantifying plant flower and leaf colour in the field or lab. Quantitative, repeatable measurements allow for comparisons between species and generalisations across species and studies. This allows plant colour to be related to human perception and preferences and, ultimately, species management. Public Library of Science 2013-08-20 /pmc/articles/PMC3748102/ /pubmed/23977275 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072296 Text en © 2013 kendal et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Kendal, Dave Hauser, Cindy E. Garrard, Georgia E. Jellinek, Sacha Giljohann, Katherine M. Moore, Joslin L. Quantifying Plant Colour and Colour Difference as Perceived by Humans Using Digital Images |
title | Quantifying Plant Colour and Colour Difference as Perceived by Humans Using Digital Images |
title_full | Quantifying Plant Colour and Colour Difference as Perceived by Humans Using Digital Images |
title_fullStr | Quantifying Plant Colour and Colour Difference as Perceived by Humans Using Digital Images |
title_full_unstemmed | Quantifying Plant Colour and Colour Difference as Perceived by Humans Using Digital Images |
title_short | Quantifying Plant Colour and Colour Difference as Perceived by Humans Using Digital Images |
title_sort | quantifying plant colour and colour difference as perceived by humans using digital images |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3748102/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23977275 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072296 |
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