Reflectance comparison of different plant types (IMAGE)

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Reflectance comparison of different plant types

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Figure 1: Reflectance comparison of different plant types. A submerged aquatic plant (Egeria densa, left panel) exhibits significantly lower reflectance than a terrestrial plant (Arabidopsis thaliana, right panel). A floating plant (Salvinia molesta, center panel) retains reflectance characteristics like the land plant, with a pronounced red edge.

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