An application of mixed effects analysis to modeling thinning effects on stem profile of loblolly pine

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-101

  Tasissa, Gudaye ^a   Burkhart, Harold E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Form exponent; Pinus taeda; Restricted maximum likelihood; Taper model

Indexed keywords

MODELLING; PINE; STEM PROFILE; THINNING;

EID: 0032489941     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00179-5     Document Type: Article

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