A sampling design for a large area forest inventory: Case Tanzania

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 931-948

  Tomppo, Erkki ^a   Malimbwi, Rogers ^b   Katila, Matti ^a   Mäkisara, Kai ^a   Henttonen, Helena M ^a   Chamuya, Nurdin ^c   Zahabu, Eliakimu ^b   Otieno, Jared ^c  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^c Forest and Beekeeping Division of Ministry of Natural Resources   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Cost assessment; Double sampling for stratification; Forest inventory; Remote sensing; Sampling simulation

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST ESTIMATING; DESIGN; LAND USE; REMOTE SENSING;

COST ASSESSMENT; DOUBLE SAMPLING; FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONS; FOREST INVENTORY; NATIONAL FOREST INVENTORIES; SAMPLING SIMULATION; STATISTICAL FRAMEWORK; STRATIFIED SAMPLING;

FORESTRY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION; FOREST INVENTORY; LAND USE; REMOTE SENSING; SAMPLING;

COSTS; FORESTRY; INVENTORIES; LAND USE; REMOTE SENSING; SAMPLING;

TANZANIA;

EID: 84905007237     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2013-0490     Document Type: Article

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