Biomass estimation for temperate broadleaf forests of the United States using inventory data

Forest Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 424-434

  Schroeder, Paul ^a   Brown, Sandra ^b   Mo, Jiangming ^c   Birdsey, Richard ^d   Cieszewski, Chris ^e  

^a DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c Dinghushan Arboretum   (China)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Expansion factors; Forest biomass; Forest inventory; Global carbon cycle

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030760414     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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