Use of harmonized equations to estimate above-ground woody biomass for two hybrid poplar clones in the pacific northwest

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 475-482

  Clendenen, Gary W ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass equation; cottonwood; Populus; spacing; stand density; yields

Indexed keywords

COTTONWOOD; HYBRID POPLAR; POPLAR; WOODY BIOMASS;

USA, WASHINGTON;

POPULUS; SALICACEAE;

EID: 0030299226     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(96)00044-X     Document Type: Article

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