Propagating uncertainty to estimates of above-ground biomass for Kenyan mangroves: A scaling procedure from tree to landscape level

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 310, Issue , 2013, Pages 968-982

  Cohen, R ^a   Kaino, J ^b   Okello, J A ^b,c   Bosire, J O ^b   Kairo, J G ^b   Huxham, M ^d   Mencuccini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Above ground biomass; Allometric equations; Kenya; Mangrove; Mixed effects models; Uncertainty propagation

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRIC EQUATIONS; KENYA; MANGROVE; MIXED-EFFECTS MODELS; UNCERTAINTY PROPAGATION;

BIOMASS; DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ESTIMATION; FORECASTING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ESTIMATION METHOD; LANDSCAPE; MANGROVE; PREDICTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS; DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EQUATIONS; FORECASTS; KENYA; MANGROVE; MODELS; PLANTS;

KENYA;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84888137831     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.09.047     Document Type: Article

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