Site quality assessment of a Pinus radiata plantation in Victoria, Australia, using LiDAR technology

Southern Forests

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 217-227

  Chen, Y ^a   Zhu, X ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

canopy height model; LiDAR; marker controlled watershed segmentation; predominant stand height; site quality

Indexed keywords

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 84869987799     PISSN: 20702620     EISSN: 20702639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/20702620.2012.741767     Document Type: Article

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