Tree ring segmentation performance in highly disturbed trees using deep learning
Jorge Abraham Rios Suarez, Jorge Pérez‐Martín, Alberto Muñoz-Torrero Manchado, Juan Antonio Ballesteros‐Cánovas
This study tests deep learning's ability to segment tree rings in highly disturbed trees, finding lower performance in abnormal growth patterns but success in narrow, uniform rings.
PLoS ONE · Jun 18, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology