Visual tree grading systems for estimating lumber yields in young and mature southern pine

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 59-67

  Clark III, Alexander ^a   Mcalister, Robert H ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; GRADING; HARVESTING; INDUSTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; FORESTRY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARKETING; NUMERICAL METHODS; SALES;

LOBLOLLY PINE; LUMBER YIELDS; SHORTLEAF PINE; STUMPAGE VALUE; VISUAL TREE GRADING SYSTEMS; SOUTHERN PINES;

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EID: 0032181056     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (10)

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