A Bayesian growth and yield model for slash pine plantations

Journal of Applied Statistics

Volumn 23, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 285-300

  Green, Edwin J ^a,b   Strawderman, William E ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN MODEL; GROWTH; PLANTATION; SLASH PINE; YIELD;

PINACEAE; PINUS ELLIOTTII ELLIOTTII;

EID: 0030424873     PISSN: 02664763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02664769624251     Document Type: Article

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