Estimating variation in field crew estimates of site index

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 560-565

  McRoberts, Ronald E ^a  

^a NORTH CENTRAL RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RED MAPLE; SITE INDEX; YELLOW BIRCH;

ACER RUBRUM; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS;

EID: 0029729883     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x26-064     Document Type: Article

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