Double sampling may improve the efficiency of litterfall estimates

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 840-845

  Dellenbaugh, Mary ^a   Ducey, Mark J ^a   Innes, James C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DATA REDUCTION; SAMPLING;

FOLIAR LITTERFALL;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; CONIFEROUS TREE; FORESTRY PRACTICE; LITTERFALL; NITROGEN; SAMPLING; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

BIOMASS; FOLIAR ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; SAMPLING;

PINUS STROBUS;

EID: 34547908883     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-274     Document Type: Article

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