Adjusting volume table estimates using normal form quotient

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 155-158

  Turnblom, Eric C ^a   Burk, Thomas E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAPER EQUATION; TREE GROWTH; VOLUME EQUATION;

EID: 0029667043     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x26-018     Document Type: Article

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