Assessing tree dendrometrics in young regenerating plantations using terrestrial laser scanning

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 453-462

  Li, Ying ^a   Hess, Carsten ^a   Von Wehrden, Henrik ^a,b   Härdtle, Werner ^a   Von Oheimb, Goddert ^a  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^b Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology   (Austria)

Author keywords

BEF China; Point cloud; Regeneration phase; Subtropical China; TLS

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DIAMETER; LASER; PLANTATION; REGENERATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

CHINA;

EID: 84900396834     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-014-0358-4     Document Type: Article

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