Ecoregion-Based Individual Tree Height-Diameter Models for Lodgepole Pine in Alberta

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 186-193

  Huang, Shongming ^a  

^a ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

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EID: 0011770035     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/14.4.186     Document Type: Article

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