Stand density index in uneven-aged ponderosa pine stands

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 96-100

  Woodall, C W ^a   Fiedler, C E ^b   Milner, K S ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; WOOD;

STAND DENSITY INDEX (SDI);

FORESTRY;

AGE STRUCTURE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; INDEX METHOD; POPULATION DENSITY; STAND STRUCTURE;

PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 0037282357     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-168     Document Type: Article

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