A review of the challenges and opportunities in estimating above ground forest biomass using tree-level models
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A review of the challenges and opportunities in estimating above ground forest biomass using treelevel models Hailemariam Temesgen, David Affleck, Krishna Poudel, Andrew Gray & John Sessions a Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97333, USA b College of Forestry and Conservation, The University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT 59812, USA c Vegetation Monitoring Science & Applications Team, Resource Monitoring and Assessment Program, USDA Forest Service PNW Research Station, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA Accepted author version posted online: 27 Jan 2015.Published online: 27 Feb 2015.
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