Estimating mapped-plot forest attributes with ratios of means

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 688-697

  Zarnoch, S J ^a   Bechtold, W A ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

FOREST HEALTH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION MAPPING;

EID: 0033880439     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-247     Document Type: Article

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