A Bayesian approach for estimating the parameters of a forest process model based on long-term growth data

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 119, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 249-265

  Gertner, George Z ^a   Fang, Shoufan ^a   Skovsgaard, J P ^b  

^a Dept Nat Rsrc Environ Sci U ^*  (United States)

^b DANISH FOREST LANDSCAPE RES INST   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bayesian estimation; Error; Norway spruce; Process based model; Rejection sampling; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0033565795     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(99)00067-8     Document Type: Article

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