Developing a well-behaved dynamic site equation using a modified hossfeld IV function Y3 = (axm)/(c + xm-1), a simplified mixed-model and scant subalpine fir data

Forest Science

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 539-554

  Cieszewski, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Base age invariant; Dynamic equations; Inventory updates; Mixed effects; Site index models

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DYNAMIC SITE EQUATION;

FORESTRY;

ABIES; ABIES LASIOCARPA;

EID: 0042928059     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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