Estimating a system of nonlinear simultaneous individual tree models for white spruce in boreal mixed-species stands

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1805-1811

  Huang, Shongming ^a   Titus, Stephen J ^b  

^a ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; METHODOLOGY; TREE;

PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 0033492731     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-139     Document Type: Article

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