Evaluating sample plot imputation techniques as input in forest management planning

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2069-2079

  Duvemo, Karl ^a   Barth, Andreas ^a   Wallerman, Jörgen ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOGRAMMETRY; PLANNING;

AIRBORNE LASER SCANNERS; FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING;

FORESTRY;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; PLANNING METHOD; SATELLITE DATA;

CAMERAS; FORESTRY; PLANNING;

EID: 38849193511     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-069     Document Type: Article

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