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SCALING AND UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS IN ECOLOGY pp 147–163Cite as

BUILDING UP WITH A TOP-DOWN APPROACH: THE ROLE OF REMOTE SENSING IN DECIPHERING FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL DIVERSITY

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  1. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences and Department, University of Colorado, 80309-0216, Boulder, CO, USA

    Carol A. Wessman

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  3. USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, Center for Forested Wetlands Research, 29414, Charleston, SC, USA

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    ORIE L. LOUCKS

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Wessman, C.A., Bateson, C.A. (2006). BUILDING UP WITH A TOP-DOWN APPROACH: THE ROLE OF REMOTE SENSING IN DECIPHERING FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL DIVERSITY. In: WU, J., JONES, K.B., LI, H., LOUCKS, O.L. (eds) SCALING AND UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS IN ECOLOGY. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4663-4_8

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