An assessment of sample-based estimators of tree species richness in two wet tropical forest compartments in Panama and India

International Forestry Review

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 417-431

  Magnussen, Steen ^a   Pelissier R ^a   He, F ^a   Ramesh, B R ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mixed models; Plot size; Probability of occurrence; Sample coverage; Sample size; Variance estimator

Indexed keywords

FOREST INVENTORY; MIXED FOREST; SPECIES RICHNESS; TREE; TROPICAL FOREST;

ASIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; EURASIA; INDIA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33845892127     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.8.4.417     Document Type: Article

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