Using numerical optimization for specifying individual-tree competition models

Forest Science

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 277-283

  Miina, Jari ^a   Pukkala, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Competition index; Mixed stands; Nonlinear optimization; Norway spruce; Scots pine

Indexed keywords

PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0034033952     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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