The effect of crown dimensions on transparency and the assessment of tree health

Ecological Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1634-1640

  Metzger, J M ^a   Oren, R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crown dimensions; Crown transparency; Forest health monitoring; Tree health

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CANOPY; FOREST HEALTH; TREE;

EID: 0035665621     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2001)011[1634:TEOCDO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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