Estimating economic gains for landowners due to time-dependent changes in biotechnology

Forest Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 163-170

  Wagner, John E ^a   Holmes, Thomas P ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bootstrap; Economic optimal rotation age; Fusiform rust; Locally weighted regression (LOESS); Research benefits

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY RESOURCES; ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PINUS ELLIOTTI;

PINUS ELLIOTTII;

EID: 0032926477     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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