Indirect site productivity models for white spruce in Alberta's boreal mixedwood forest

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-79

  Hostin, Paul J ^a   Titus, Stephen J ^b  

^a Weldwood of Canada Limited   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

indicator variables; indirect site productivity estimation; mixedwood; multiple linear regression; site comparisons; site index; site productivity; trembling aspen; white spruce

Indexed keywords

BOREAL MIXEDWOOD; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MODELLING APPROACH; SITE PRODUCTIVITY;

CANADA, ALBERTA;

EID: 0029662574     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc72073-1     Document Type: Article

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