Three-dimensional vegetation structure of Tillandsia latifolia on a coppice dune

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 109, Issue , 2014, Pages 23-30

  Hesse, Ralf ^a  

^a State Office for Cultural Heritage   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D recording; Coppice dune; Peru; Tillandsia; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

COPPICE; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; DUNE; FOG; GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; MAP; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WIND DIRECTION;

PERU;

EID: 84902097421     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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