A conceptual model of tree behaviour improves the visual assessment of tree condition

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1064-1067

  Souter, Nicholas J ^a   Watts, Richard A ^a   White, Melissa G ^a   George, Amy K ^a   McNicol, Kate J ^a  

^a Knowledge and Information Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crown density; Crown extent; Eucalyptus camaldulensis; Eucalyptus largiflorens; Observer agreement; Tree condition; Visual assessment

Indexed keywords

BLACK BOXES; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; FLOOD PLAINS; SUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENTS; TREE CONDITIONS; TREE CROWNS; VISUAL ASSESSMENTS; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS;

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CORRELATION; EVERGREEN TREE; FOLIAGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; VISUAL ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; EUCALYPTUS LARGIFLORENS;

EID: 77951099276     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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