On the prediction bias and variance in long-term growth projections

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 207-216

  Kangas, Annika S ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Errors in predictors; Forest growth models; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

FOREST GROWTH; GROWTH MODEL; PREDICTION BIAS;

FINLAND;

EID: 0030850521     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00056-X     Document Type: Article

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