Accuracy and suitability of selected sampling methods within conifer dominated riparian zones

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 260, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 313-320

  Marquardt, Theresa ^a   Temesgen, Hailemariam ^a   Anderson, Paul D ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Douglas fir; Monitoring; Pacific Northwest; Sampling; Stand structure

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; DOUGLAS-FIR; HEADWATER FORESTS; HEIGHT-TO-DIAMETER RATIO; MEAN ABSOLUTE DEVIATIONS; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; RECTANGULAR STRIPS; RIPARIAN AREAS; RIPARIAN ZONES; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SAMPLING METHOD; STAND STRUCTURES; VARIABLE AREA;

FORESTRY;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BASAL AREA; CONIFEROUS TREE; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HEADWATER; OVERSTORY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIPARIAN FOREST; SAMPLE PREPARATION;

ACCURACY; BASAL AREA; ERRORS; FORESTRY; FORESTS; PSEUDOTSUGA; SAMPLING;

OREGON; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954819509     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.04.014     Document Type: Article

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