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To achieve these objectives, multiple linear discriminant and regression analyses were utilized after a separate selection of explanatory variables from extracted 38 lidar height, intensity, and ratio parameters. A kappa accuracy of 0.75 was achieved in discriminating the plot-dominant species from three different species by adopting a combination of nine selected explanatory variables. Further investigation found that dispersion and mean of lidar intensity within a plot are key classifiers of identifying three species. Species-specific optimal plot volume models for Pinus densiflora, Larix kaempferi, and Quercus spp. were evaluated by coefficients of determination of 0.71, 0.74, and 0.56, respectively. Compared to species classification, height-related lidar variables play a key role in modeling forest plot volume. Several explanatory variables for each modeling practice were correlated to canopy vertical and horizontal structures and were enough to represent species-specific characteristics in both approaches for species classification and plot volume estimation. 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