Evaluation of models for branch characteristics of Scots pine in Finland

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 158, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 25-39

  Mäkinen, Harri ^a   Song, Tiecheng ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Branchiness; Model evaluation; Pinus sylvestris; Timber quality

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGY;

SCOTS PINE;

FORESTRY;

MODEL; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SILVICULTURE; WOOD QUALITY;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0037086412     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(00)00672-1     Document Type: Article

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