Use of stand density index to schedule thinnings in loblolly pine plantations: A spreadsheet approach

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-29

  Doruska, Paul F ^a   Nolen Jr , W Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b Boise Cascade Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SPREADSHEETS;

LOBLOLLY PINE PLANTATION; QUADRATURE MEAN DIAMETER; STAND DENSITY INDEX; THINNING;

HARVESTING;

EID: 0033074952     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/23.1.21     Document Type: Article

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