Perpendicular distance sampling: An alternative method for sampling downed coarse woody debris

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1564-1579

  Williams, Michael S ^a   Gove, Jeffrey H ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; PROBABILITY; SAMPLING; WOOD;

PERPENDICULAR DISTANCE SAMPLING (PDS);

FORESTRY;

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; SAMPLING;

EID: 0141451614     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-056     Document Type: Article

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