Assessing Mangrove Above-Ground Biomass and Structure using Terrestrial Laser Scanning: A Case Study in the Everglades National Park

Wetlands

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 955-968

  Feliciano, Emanuelle A ^a   Wdowinski, Shimon ^a   Potts, Matthew D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Above ground biomass, Forest structure, Allometry; LIDAR; Mangrove vegetation; Stem volume; Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS)

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES; RHIZOPHORA MANGLE; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84919847857     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-014-0558-6     Document Type: Article

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