Vertical point sampling with a camera

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 61-65

  Ducey, Mark J ^a   Kershaw Jr , John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Double sampling; Inventory; Prism cruising; Variable radius plots

Indexed keywords

SAMPLING;

BASAL AREA; DOUBLE SAMPLING; INVENTORY; POINT SAMPLING; STAND DENSITY INDEX; VARIABLE RADIUS;

CAMERAS;

CAMERAS; FORESTRY; INVENTORY CONTROL; PRISMS; SAMPLING;

EID: 79959259656     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/28.2.61     Document Type: Article

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