Biomass equations for forest regrowth in the eastern Amazon using randomized branch sampling;Equações alométricas para estimativa de biomassa de floresta secundária na Amazônia Oriental usando amostragem aleatória de ramos

Acta Amazonica

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 349-360

  Ducey, Mark Jonathan ^a   Zarin, Daniel Jacob ^b   Vasconcelos, Steel Silva ^c   Araújo, Maristela Machado ^d  

^a Universidad de New Hampshire   (United States)

^b Universidade da Flórida   (United States)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allometric equations; Allometry; Secondary growth; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349498726     PISSN: 00445967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0044-59672009000200013     Document Type: Article

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