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  1. The fractal forest: fractal geometry and applications in forest science.

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    Author(s): Nancy D. Lorimer; Robert G. Haight; Rolfe A. Leary
    Date: 1994
    Source: General Technical Report NC-170. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
    Publication Series: General Technical Report (GTR)
    Station: North Central Research Station
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-GTR-170
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    Fractal geometry is a tool for describing and analyzing irregularity. Because most of what we measure in the forest is discontinuous, jagged, and fragmented, fractal geometry has potential for improving the precision of measurement and description. This study reviews the literature on fractal geometry and its applications to forest measurements.

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    Lorimer, Nancy D.; Haight, Robert G.; Leary, Rolfe A. 1994. The fractal forest: fractal geometry and applications in forest science. General Technical Report NC-170. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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    fractal geometry, forest mensuration, wildlife habitat description, vegetation mapping, microclimatology

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