Stereo photo guide for estimating canopy fuel characteristics in conifer stands

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report RMRS-GTR

Volumn , Issue 145 RMRS-GTR, 2005, Pages 1-51

  Scott, Joe H ^a   Reinhardt, Elizabeth D ^b  

^a Systems for Environmental Management   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy base height; Canopy biomass; Canopy bulk density; Douglas fir; Lodgepole pine; Ponderosa pine; Sierra Nevada mixed conifer

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST CANOPY; FUEL; GUIDELINE; PHOTOGRAPH; PHYTOMASS; SAMPLING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS CONTORTA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 34247372683     PISSN: 02775786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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