Accuracy and precision of 10 year predictions for forest vegetation simulator - Lake States

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 62-70

  Canavan, Sean J ^a   Ramm, Carl W ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0006706403     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/17.2.62     Document Type: Article

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