Estimating tree grades for southern Appalachian natural forest stands

Forest Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-86

  Prestemon, Jeffrey P ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest value; Grade distribution; Ordered probit; Southern Appalachians; Tree quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031896176     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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