A Primer on Clustering of Forest Management Units for Reliable Design-Based Direct Estimates and Model-Based Small Area Estimation
This study employs clustering analysis to group forest management units using auxiliary, satellite imagery-derived height metrics and past wall-to-wall tree census data from a natural, uneven-aged forest. Initially, we conducted an exhaustive exploration to determine the optimal number of clusters &...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-10-01
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Series: | Forests |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/10/1994 |