Estimating aboveground plant biomass using a photographic technique

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 190-193

  Paruelo, José M ^a,b   Lauenroth, William K ^a,b   Roset, Pablo A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

ANPP estimation; Non destructive methods; Semiarid grassland

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GRASSLAND; PHOTOGRAMMETRY;

EID: 0034059647     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003281     Document Type: Article

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