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Original Article

Estimating forest biomass increment based on permanent sample plots in relation to woodfuel consumption: a case study in Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia

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Pages 117-123 | Received 24 Jul 2002, Accepted 10 Oct 2003, Published online: 01 May 2004

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