Spatial variation and prediction of forest biomass in a heterogeneous landscape

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-22

  Lamsal, S ^a   Rizzo, D M ^b   Meentemeyer, R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Big Sur California; forest biomass; landscape heterogeneity; regression kriging; regression tree; semivariogram; spatial variation

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GEOSTATISTICS; GROWTH RATE; HETEROGENEITY; KRIGING; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MOISTURE CONTENT; PHYTOMASS; PLANT COMMUNITY; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VARIOGRAM; VEGETATION TYPE;

BIG SUR; CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855891553     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-012-0228-6     Document Type: Article

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