IMPROVING PRECISION OF FIELD INVENTORY ESTIMATION OF ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS THROUGH AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW ON PLOT BIOMASS

Improving precision of field inventory estimation of aboveground biomass through an alternative view on plot biomass

Abstract We contrast a new continuous approach (CA) for estimating plot-level above-ground biomass (AGB) in forest inventories with the current approach of estimating AGB exclusively from the tree-level AGB predicted for each tree in a plot, henceforth called DA (discrete approach).With the CA, the AGB in a forest is modelled as a continuous surfac

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Puberty initiates a unique stage of social learning and development prior to adulthood: Insights from studies of adolescence in wild chimpanzees

In humans, puberty initiates a period of rapid growth, change, and formative neurobehavioral development.Brain and behavior changes during this maturational window contribute to opportunities for social learning.Here we provide new insights into adolescence as a unique period of social learning and development by describing field studies Cab Door P

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