A system for estimating height and site index of western hemlock in the interior of British Columbia

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 588-596

  Nigh, Gordon D ^a  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecosystem site index model; Growth intercept model; Height age model; Model precision; Site index; Western hemlock; Years to breast height model

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; GRAPH THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTIVITY;

GROWTH INTERCEPT MODEL; HEIGHT AGE MODEL; SITE INDEX SYSTEM; WESTERN HEMLOCK; YEARS TO BREAST HEIGHT MODEL;

FORESTRY;

ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST; GROWTH; SITE EFFECT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0032123354     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc74588-4     Document Type: Article

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