Comparison of biomass component equations for four species of northern coniferous tree seedlings

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 193-199

  Wagner, Robert G ^a,b   Ter Mikaelian, Michael T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass prediction; Black spruce; Jack pine; Picea mariana; Pinus banksiana; Pinus resinosa; Pinus strobus; Red pine; White pine

Indexed keywords

CONIFERALES; CONIFEROPHYTA; PARAGNETINA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; PINUS RESINOSA; PINUS STROBUS;

EID: 0032894359     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:19990301     Document Type: Article

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