This R-script gives an example of the use of PLS-PM in Geoscience studies. In this case Plant Vascular Richness is model using LiDAR data in a complex Mediterranean Forest in Chile.
This script is part of the modeling of the paper: Lopatin, J., Galleguillos, M., Fassnacht, F. E., Ceballos, A., & Hernández, J. (2015). Using a Multistructural Object-Based LiDAR Approach to Estimate Vascular Plant Richness in Mediterranean Forests With Complex Structure. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 12(5), 1008–1012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LGRS.2014.2372875