Evaluating a non-destructive method for calibrating tree biomass equations derived from tree branching architecture

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 807-817

  MacFarlane, David W ^a   Kuyah, Shem ^b,c   Mulia, Rachmat ^c   Dietz, Johannes ^c   Muthuri, Catherine ^b,c   Van Noordwijk, Meine ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^c WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Allometry; Fractal geometry; Functional branch analysis; Tree biomass

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; BIOLOGY; BIOMASS; FRACTALS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

ALLOMETRY; BRANCH ANALYSIS; DESTRUCTIVE SAMPLING; FRACTAL GEOMETRY; NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS; SCALING RELATIONSHIPS; THEORETICAL MODELING; TREE BIOMASS;

FORESTRY;

BIOLOGY; BIOMASS; FORESTRY; GEOMETRY; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTS;

EID: 84900874410     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-014-0993-2     Document Type: Article

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