Comparing lines-intersect, fixed-area, and point relascope sampling for dead and downed coarse woody material in a managed northern hardwood forest

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1766-1775

  Jordan, G J ^a   Ducey, M J ^a   Gove, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARDWOODS; SAMPLING;

HARDWOOD FORESTS; POINT RELASCOPE SAMPLING; RELATIVE SAMPLING EFFICIENCY; TIME EFFICIENCY;

FORESTRY;

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LINE TRANSECT; SAMPLING;

FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; SAMPLING;

NEW HAMPSHIRE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 8644241871     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X04-051     Document Type: Article

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