Stand growth model calibration for use in forest pest impact assessment

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 141-152

  Erdle, Thom A ^a   MacLean, David A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Defoliation; Growth loss; Mortality; Spruce budworm; Stand development; Stand growth model

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH; MODELING; PEST CONTROL; STAND DYNAMICS;

ABIES BALSAMEA; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; LEPIDOPTERA; PICEA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 0032925013     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc75141-1     Document Type: Article

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