Measuring forest structure along productivity 1 gradients in the Canadian boreal with small - footprint
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Canadian Forest Service (Pacific Forestry Centre), Natural Resources Canada, 506 West 18 Burnside Road, Victoria, British Columbia, V8Z 1M5, Canada 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pre-print of published version. Reference: Bolton, D.K., N.C. Coops, and M.A. Wulder. (2013). Measuring forest structure along productivity gradients in the Canadian boreal with small-footprint Lidar. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. Vol. 185, No. 8, Page 6617-6634.
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