Effectiveness of basal area for estimating canopy cover of ponderosa pine

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-51

  Mitchell, J E ^a   Popovich, S J ^b  

^a Rocky Mt Forest Range Exp S   (United States)

^b BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal area; Canopy cover; Overstory understory relationships; Ponderosa pine; Rocky Mountains

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; CANOPY COVER; ESTIMATION TECHNIQUE; MODELLING; PONDEROSA PINE;

USA, COLORADO, ROCKY MOUNTAINS; USA, WYOMING, ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

PINACEAE; PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 0030613064     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00002-9     Document Type: Article

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