Developing a system of annual tree growth equations for the loblolly pine - Shortleaf pine type in Louisiana

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2051-2059

  Cao, Quang V ^a   Li, Shiansong ^b   McDill, Marc E ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Smith Hanley Consulting Group   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARDWOODS; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

SHORTLEAF PINE FORESTS;

FORESTRY;

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH MODELING; SPECIES INVENTORY;

FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

UNITED STATES;

PINUS ECHINATA; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0036943197     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-128     Document Type: Article

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