A comparison of above-ground dry-biomass estimators for trees in the northeastern United States

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-34

  Westfall, James A ^a  

^a Forest Inventory and Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass components; Component ratio; Forest inventory; Tree carbon

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS COMPONENTS; BIOMASS DATA; COMPONENT RATIO; FOREST INVENTORY; HARDWOOD SPECIES; MEASUREMENT PROTOCOL; PRECISE DEFINITION;

ESTIMATION; FORESTRY;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; ESTIMATION; FORESTRY; FORESTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860847387     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/njaf.11-001     Document Type: Article

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