Characterizing spatial parameters of forest canopies using fisheye photography: Applications in photo ecometrics

Geographic Information Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 30-38

  Battles, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0006034364     PISSN: 10824006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10824009909480511     Document Type: Article

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