Airborne laser scanning-based prediction of coarse woody debris volumes in a conservation area

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 3288-3296

  Pesonen, A ^a   Maltamo, M ^a   Eerikainen K ^b   Packalen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Airborne laser scanner; Conservation area; Downed dead wood; Standing dead wood; Volume prediction

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; FORESTRY; LASER RADIATION;

AIRBORNE LASER SCANNER; DOWNED DEAD WOOD; STANDING DEAD WOOD;

WOOD;

AIRBORNE SENSING; BIODIVERSITY; BOREAL FOREST; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; DEAD WOOD; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST INVENTORY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PREDICTION; PROTECTED AREA; REMOTE SENSING;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; FORESTRY; LASERS; WOOD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; ITA SUOMEN; KOLI NATIONAL PARK; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 43049128446     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.02.017     Document Type: Article

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