n-Tree distance sampling for per-tree estimates with application to unequal-sized cluster sampling of increment core data

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1189-1195

  Lynch, Thomas B ^a   Wittwer, Robert F ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUTTER (INFORMATION THEORY); COTTON; TIMBER;

CLUSTER SAMPLING; INCREMENT CORE DATA; PLOT SIZE; TIMBER MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

AGE CLASS; DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SAMPLING; SPACING;

COTTON; FORESTRY; FORESTS; LUMBER; POPULUS DELTOIDES;

POPULUS DELTOIDES;

EID: 32344434050     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-036     Document Type: Article

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