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Accuracy of smartphone applications in the field measurements of tree height

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|Mar 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ffp-2015-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5907 | Journal ISSN: 0071-6677
Language: English
Page range: 240 - 244
Submitted on: Jun 3, 2015
Accepted on: Oct 15, 2015
Published on: Mar 7, 2016
Published by: Forest Research Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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