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  • Title Page
  • Table of Contents (including List of Tables and Figures)
  • Executive Summary
  • Section 1. Introduction
  • Section 2. Field Sampling Theory
  • Section 3. Overview of Planning Process and Field Methods
  • Section 4. Project Planning
  • Section 5. Field Methods
  • Section 6. Data Management and Analysis for Vegetation Mapping
  • Section 7. Validation and Accuracy Assessment
  • Section 8. Changing Technologies
  • Section 9. Products
  • Section 10. Authors and Contributors
  • Section 11. Literature Cited
  • Section 12. Appendices






















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