Juvenile diameter distributions of loblolly pine characterized by the two-parameter Weibull function

New Forests

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-244

  Bullock, Bronson P ^a   Burkhart, Harold E ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth and yield; Inventory; Mensuration; Pinus taeda; Planting density

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); PARAMETER ESTIMATION; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

GAIN INSIGHT; JUVENILE DIAMETER DISTRIBUTION; JUVENILE LOBLOLLY PINE; PLANTING DENSITY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

FOREST INVENTORY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

DENSITY; PARAMETERS; PINUS; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 20944440185     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-005-5651-5     Document Type: Article

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