Comparison of ground sampling methods for estimating canopy cover

Forest Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 235-246

  Williams, Michael S ^a   Patterson, Paul L ^a   Mowrer, H Todd ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy structure; Morphing; Torus edge correction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; SAMPLING;

FOREST STRUCTURE;

FORESTRY;

FOREST CANOPY; SAMPLING; TREES;

EID: 0037386372     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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