Allometric equation development, biomass, and aboveground productivity in ponderosa pine forests, Black Hills, Wyoming

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 112-119

  Tinker, Daniel ^a   Stakes, Gail K ^a   Arcano, Richard M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Idaho Department of Lands   (United States)

Author keywords

ANPP; Biomass estimation; Carbon estimation; Forest management

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DIGITAL STORAGE; ECOSYSTEMS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTIVITY; STORAGE MANAGEMENT;

ANPP; BIOMASS ESTIMATION; CARBON ESTIMATIONS; FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PONDEROSA PINE FOREST; TEMPERATE FOREST ECOSYSTEMS; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; ESTIMATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; PINUS PONDEROSA; PLANTS; PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 77954806527     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/25.3.112     Document Type: Article

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