Sampling methods to estimate stem length and surface area of tropical tree species

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 229-235

  Gregoire, Timothy G ^a   Valentine, Harry T ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Auxiliary information; Importance sampling; Randomized branch sampling

Indexed keywords

SAMPLING; STEM LENGTH; STEM SURFACE AREA; TROPICAL TREE;

EID: 0030176703     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1127(96)03720-6     Document Type: Article

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