Dendrometric and dasometric analysis of the bushy biomass in Mediterranean forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 259, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 875-882

  Velazquez Marti B ^a   Fernandez Gonzalez E ^a   Estornell, J ^a   Ruiz, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CHM; Fires prevention; LIDAR; Model combustion; Stocking rate

Indexed keywords

APPARENT VOLUME; BASE DIAMETER; CANOPY HEIGHT MODELS; CISTUS ALBIDUS; DRY DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FOREST AREA; FORM FACTORS; INITIAL VALUES; LIDAR; LIDAR DATA; LIDAR MODEL; MEDITERRANEAN FOREST; MOISTURE CONTENTS; PLANT SPECIES; PREDICTION MODEL; QUERCUS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); EMPLOYMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VEGETATION;

OPTICAL RADAR;

BIOMASS; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CLEARCUTTING; CORRELATION; DICOTYLEDON; LIDAR; MOISTURE CONTENT; STOCKING DENSITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

CISTUS; CISTUS ALBIDUS; ERICA MULTIFLORA; QUERCUS COCCIFERA; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; ULEX EUROPAEUS; ULEX PARVIFLORUS;

EID: 74449088888     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.11.027     Document Type: Article

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