An individual-tree basal area growth model for black spruce in second-growth peatland stands

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 621-629

  Hökkä, Hannu ^a   Groot, Arthur ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; MODEL; PEATLAND; PREDICTION;

PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 0032979904     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-032     Document Type: Article

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