Within-stand variation in windthrow in southern boreal forests of Minnesota: Is it predictable?

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 365-375

  Peterson, Chris J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIZE DETERMINATION;

BOREAL FORESTS; DAMAGE PATTERNS;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; DISTURBANCE; PREDICTION; WINDTHROW;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA;

EID: 2342448543     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-257     Document Type: Conference Paper

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