Using ground-penetrating radar to detect tree roots and estimate biomass

Measuring Roots: An Updated Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 213-245

  Butnor, John R ^a   Barton, Craig ^b   Day, Frank P ^c   Johnsen, Kurt H ^a   Mucciardi, Anthony N ^d   Schroeder, Rachel ^c   Stover, Daniel B ^e  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TreeRadar Inc   (United States)

^e EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85014838119     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-22067-8_12     Document Type: Chapter

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