Biased predictions for tree height increment models developed from smoothed 'data'

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-22

  Hasenauer, Hubert ^a   Monserud, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Growth and yield; Height growth modeling; Norway spruce; Stand simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030964339     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(96)01933-3     Document Type: Article

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