Benefits of past inventory data as prior information for the current inventory

Abstract Background When auxiliary information in the form of airborne laser scanning (ALS) is used to assist in estimating the population parameters of interest, the benefits of prior information from previous inventories are not self-evident. In a simulation study, we compared three different appr...

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Main Authors: Annika Kangas, Terje Gobakken, Erik Næsset
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-04-01
Series:Forest Ecosystems
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40663-020-00231-6