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BEF |
Biomass expansion factor, ratio of aboveground oven-dry biomass of trees to oven-dry biomass of inventoried volume |
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BV |
Biomass of inventoried volume in t/ha |
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C |
Carbon, estimated as 50% of oven-dry biomass |
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DR |
Degradation ratio |
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EFZ |
Ecofloristic zone |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
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FORIS |
Forest Resources Information System (of FAO) |
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FRA |
Forest Resources Assessment |
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GIS |
Geographic Information System |
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PBI |
Potential biomass index |
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R/S |
ratio of root biomass to shoot biomass, or ratio of belowground to aboveground biomass |
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VOB |
inventoried volume over bark of free bole, i.e. from stump or buttress to crown point or first main branch |
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WD |
wood density as oven-dry mass per unit of green volume (either tons/m3 or grams/cm3) |
