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Record 1 1977-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

A sample unit in which data are obtained by point sampling.

CONT

The point sample is comparable to the fixed area plot used in conventional cruising, except that it has no fixed boundary and that the trees are selected with probability proportional to their basal areas rather than with equal probability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

échantillonnage par placettes circulaires à rayon variable.

Spanish

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