A technique for near-ground remote sensing of herbaceous vegetation in tropical woodlands

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 229-243

  Northup, B K ^a,e   Brown, J R ^a,d   Dias, C D ^a,c   Skelly, W C ^b   Radford, B ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c USDA NRCS   (United States)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (New Zealand)

^e USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 7444221242     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ9990229     Document Type: Article

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