Articles | Volume 11, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-3121-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-3121-2014
Research article
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16 Jun 2014
Research article |  | 16 Jun 2014

Predicting tree heights for biomass estimates in tropical forests – a test from French Guiana

Q. Molto, B. Hérault, J.-J. Boreux, M. Daullet, A. Rousteau, and V. Rossi

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