Geostatistical modeling of riparian forest microclimate and its implications for sampling

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 974-985

  Eskelson, Bianca N I ^a   Anderson, Paul D ^b   Hagar, Joan C ^c   Temesgen, Hailemariam ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; COVARIATES; FOREST STRUCTURE; GEOSTATISTICAL MODELING; HEADWATER STREAM; KRIGING; KRIGING WITH EXTERNAL DRIFTS; MICROCLIMATE DATA; ORDINARY KRIGING; OREGON COAST; PREDICTIVE MODELS; RIPARIAN AREAS; RIPARIAN FORESTS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SAMPLING DESIGN; SHORTEST DISTANCE; SIMULATED ANNEALING ALGORITHMS; SITE CONDITIONS; SITE-SPECIFIC PARAMETERS; SMALL SAMPLE SIZE; UNIVERSAL KRIGING; WEIGHTED MEAN;

INTERPOLATION; SAMPLING; SIMULATED ANNEALING; WETLANDS;

FORESTRY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALGORITHM; GEOSTATISTICS; HEADWATER; KRIGING; MICROCLIMATE; RIPARIAN FOREST; SAMPLING; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

ANNEALING; FORESTRY; SAMPLING; TEMPERATURE; WETLANDS;

OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955730906     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x11-015     Document Type: Article

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