Censusing and measuring lianas: A quantitative comparison of the common methods

Biotropica

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 581-591

  Schnitzer, Stefan A ^a   DeWalt, Saara J ^b   Chave, Jérôme ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Biomass; Census methods; Climbers; Forest plots; French Guiana; Lambir Hills; Lianas; Malaysia; Nouragues; Tropical forest; Vines

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BASAL AREA; BIOMASS; CENSUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAMETER; FOREST DYNAMICS; STEM; TRANSECT; TROPICAL FOREST; VINE;

ASIA; EAST MALAYSIA; EURASIA; LAMBIR HILLS NATIONAL PARK; MALAYSIA; SARAWAK; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33644946383     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00187.x     Document Type: Article

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