Forest canopy cover and canopy closure: Comparison of assessment techniques

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 265-272

  Paletto, Alessandro ^a   Tosi, Vittorio ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Canopy closure; Canopy cover; GRS tube densiometer; Hemispherical digital photographs; Ocular estimate; Spherical densiometer

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLOSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST COVER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT;

EID: 64749095995     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-009-0262-x     Document Type: Article

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