More efficient estimation of plant biomass

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 653-660

  Bråthen, Kari Anne ^a   Hagberg, Oskar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bistorta vivipara; Ericoid; Graminoid; Point intercept method; Rhinanthus minor; Weighted linear regression

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ESTIMATION METHOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

BISTORTA; POLYGONUM VIVIPARUM; RHINANTHUS; RHINANTHUS MINOR;

EID: 6344294939     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2004.tb02307.x     Document Type: Article

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