Scaling litter fall in complex terrain: A study from the western Cascades Range, Oregon

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 306, Issue , 2013, Pages 118-127

  Peterson, F S ^a   Sexton, J ^a   Lajtha, K ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex terrain; Kriging; Litterfall; Net primary productivity; Scaling

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX TERRAINS; KRIGING; LITTERFALLS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; SCALING;

ECOSYSTEMS; ESTIMATION; INTERPOLATION; LANDFORMS; MEASUREMENTS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; WATERSHEDS;

FORESTRY;

COMPLEX TERRAIN; CONIFEROUS FOREST; KRIGING; LIDAR; LITTERFALL; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PROBABILITY;

ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST LITTER; FORESTRY; PRODUCTIVITY; WATER SHEDS; WOOD MEASUREMENT;

CASCADE RANGE; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880418106     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.05.052     Document Type: Article

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