Flux-based estimation of parameters in S-systems

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 75-88

  Sands, P J ^a   Voit, E O ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest growth model; Parameter estimation; Power laws; S systems

Indexed keywords

FOREST; GROWTH MODEL; MODELLING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; S-SYSTEM;

EID: 0030590760     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3800(95)00215-4     Document Type: Article

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