A new type of sample plot that is particularly useful for sampling small clusters of objects

Forest Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 148-154

  Iles, Kim ^a   Smith, Nicholas J ^b  

^a Kim Iles and Associates Ltd   (Canada)

^b Canadian Forest Products Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cluster sampling; Plot shape; Sampling; Sector sample; Variable retention

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; PROBABILITY;

CLUSTER SAMPLING; PLOT SHAPE; SECTOR SAMPLE; VARIABLE RETENTION;

SAMPLING;

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; PROBABILITY; SAMPLING;

EID: 33646171588     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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