A stochastic height-diameter model for maritime pine ecoregions in Galicia (northwestern Spain)

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 455-465

  Castedo Dorado, Fernando ^a   Barrio Anta, Marcos ^b   Parresol, Bernard R ^c   Álvarez González, Juan Gabriel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecoregions; Generalized height diameter model; Pinus pinaster; Stochastic component; Thinning effect

Indexed keywords

ECOREGION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MODELING; STAND DYNAMICS; THINNING;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

PINUS PINASTER;

EID: 24944473438     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2005042     Document Type: Article

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