Indirect methods of large-scale forest biomass estimation

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-207

  Somogyi, Z ^a   Cienciala, E ^b   Makipaa R ^c   Muukkonen, P ^c   Lehtonen, A ^c   Weiss, P ^d  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b Ustav pro vyzkum lesnich ekosystemu sro   (Czech Republic)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d Umweltbundesamt Wien ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Biomass; Biomass equation; Biomass expansion factor; Biomass function; Forest carbon inventory; Greenhouse gas inventory

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST INVENTORY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE CHANGE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33947643118     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-006-0125-7     Document Type: Article

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