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Preferred term

tree breast height diameter

Definition

  • [ECSO] Domain protocol for measuring the diameter of a tree. Measured at a specified, average distance from the ground, eg 4.5 ft (or average person's breast height). May be measured as circumference, then divided by pi.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • breast height diameter
  • dbh

Creator

  • herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

In other languages

German

  • Brusthöhendurchmesser

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/10031

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