Critical point relascope sampling for unbiased volume estimation of downed coarse woody debris

Forestry

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 417-431

  Gove, Jeffrey H ^a   Williams, Michael S ^b   Ståhl, Göran ^c   Ducey, Mark J ^d  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; VOLUME;

EID: 24944441197     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpi040     Document Type: Article

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