Comparison of relascope and fixed-radius plots for the estimation of forest stand variables in northeast Spain: An inventory simulation approach

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 851-859

  Piqué, Míriam ^a,b   Obon, Berta ^a   Condés, Sonia ^c   Saura, Santiago ^c  

^a CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Angle count sampling; Bitterlich; Mediterranean forests; Point sampling; Variable radius plot

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; STAND DYNAMICS;

CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 80051668806     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-010-0477-x     Document Type: Article

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