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Measurements and Assessments on Field Plots

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Field assessments and remote sensing imagery are the most essential data sources in forest inventories. While remote sensing provides spatially explicit data for large areas, field (in situ) assessments provide detailed information on trees and stands needed to describe ecological, economic, and socioeconomic characteristics for the sustainable management of forests.

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Köhl, M., Marchetti, M. (2014). Measurements and Assessments on Field Plots. In: Köhl, M., Pancel, L. (eds) Tropical Forestry Handbook. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41554-8_71-1

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