Individual tree basal-area growth parameter estimates for four models

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 174, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 115-126

  Colbert, J J ^a   Schuckers, Michael ^b   Fekedulegn, Desta ^c   Rentch, James ^c   MacSiúrtáin, Máirtín ^d   Gottschalk, Kurt ^e  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Goodness of fit; Individual tree basal area growth; Non linear model; Parameter estimation

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GROWTH MODELING; TREE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

QUERCUS; SIGMOIDEA;

EID: 1842817559     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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