A longitudinal height-diameter model for Norway spruce in Finland

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 131-140

  Mehtätalo, Lauri ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNCTIONS; GROWTH KINETICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SAMPLING;

BASAL AREA; TREE HEIGHT;

FORESTRY;

DIAMETER; FORESTRY; GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT; MODELING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 11144357376     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-207     Document Type: Article

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