Combining harvest sample data with inventory data to estimate forest biomass

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-279

  Usoltsev, Vladimir A ^a   Hoffmann, Christian W ^b  

^a RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carbon cycle; Forest biomass; Forest inventory; Norway spruce; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; Recursive principle; Regression system; Scots pine

Indexed keywords

ABIES; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0030725777     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827589709355410     Document Type: Article

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