Equations for predicting above-ground biomass of plant species in early successional forests of the western cascade range, Oregon

Northwest Science

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 306-314

  Halpern, Charles B ^a   Miller, Eric A ^a   Geyer, Melora A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CLEARCUT; PLANT SIZE;

USA, CASCADE MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0030321972     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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