Augmenting empirical stand projection equations with edaphic and climatic variables

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 267-275

  Woollons, R C ^a   Snowdon, P ^b   Mitchell, N D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Difference equations; Growth and yield modelling; Weather and soil variables

Indexed keywords

PROJECTION EQUATION; RADIATE PINE; YEILD PREDICTION;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, NELSON REGION;

PINACEAE; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0031464493     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00090-X     Document Type: Article

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