Crown profile models based on branch attributes in coastal Douglas-fir

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 77-100

  Roeh, Randy L ^a,c   Maguire, Douglas A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Champion International   (United States)

Author keywords

Branch angle; Branch diameter; Branch length; Crown radius; Crown width; Three stage least squares

Indexed keywords

CROWN PROFILE; DOUGLAS-FIR; GROWTH MODEL; MODELLING;

PINACEAE; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0030821828     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00033-9     Document Type: Article

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