Yield prediction errors of a stand density management program for black spruce and consequences for model improvement

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 490-499

  Newton, P F ^a  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FORESTRY;

PREDICTION ERRORS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SILVICULTURE; STOCKING DENSITY; YIELD;

DECISION THEORY; ERRORS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PICEA; STAND DENSITY; THINNING;

PICEA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 0038532380     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-207     Document Type: Conference Paper

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