Estimating tree diameter and volume with a taper model and large-scale photo measurements

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 110-118

  Hall, R J ^a,b   Wang, Y ^a,b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Alberta Sustainable Resource Development   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inventory; Large scale photography; Taper model; Tree volume

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644485220     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/18.4.110     Document Type: Article

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