Simplified methods to inventory the current annual increment of forest standing volume

IForest

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 276-282

  Marziliano, Pasquale Antonio ^a   Menguzzato, Giuliano ^a   Scuderi, Angelo ^a   Corona, Piermaria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Current annual increment of tree height; Forest growth; Forest inventory; Forest management; Percentage current annual increment; Schneider's coefficient

Indexed keywords

ABIES;

EID: 84872070824     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19717458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3832/ifor0635-005     Document Type: Article

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