Leaf area prediction models for Tsuga canadensis in Maine

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1574-1582

  Kenefic, Laura S ^a   Seymour, Robert S ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAF AREA; MODELING; PREDICTION;

MAINE; UNITED STATES;

CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; IMPLETA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 0033306724     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-29-10-1574     Document Type: Article

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