Performance of the forest productivity model 3-PG applied to a wide range of forest types

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 172, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 199-214

  Landsberg, J J ^a   Waring, R H ^b   Coops, N C ^c  

^a Landsberg Consulting   (Australia)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

3 PG model; Calibration procedure; Fertility rating

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PRODUCTIVITY; STATISTICS;

COMMERCIAL PLANTINGS;

FORESTRY;

CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GROWTH MODELING;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SWEDEN;

EID: 0037454780     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(01)00804-0     Document Type: Article

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