Application of volume growth and survival graphs in the evaluation of four process-based forest growth models

Tree Physiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 347-355

  Mäkelä, Annikki ^a   Sievänen, Risto ^b   Lindner, Marcus ^c   Lasch, Petra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fagus sylvatica; Model evaluation; Permanent sample plot; Pinus sylvestris; Size distribution; Stand structure

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH MODELING; SURVIVAL;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0034163412     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/20.5-6.347     Document Type: Article

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