Determining maximum stand density index in mixed species stands for strategic-scale stocking assessments

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 216, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 367-377

  Woodall, Chris W ^a   Miles, Patrick D ^a   Vissage, John S ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest inventory and analysis; Mixed species; Stand density index; Strategic scale; Uneven aged

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FOREST INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS; MIXED SPECIES; STAND DENSITY INDEX (SDI); STRATEGIC SCALE; UNEVEN-AGED;

FORESTRY;

FOREST INVENTORY; INDEX METHOD; MIXED FOREST; SILVICULTURE; STOCKING DENSITY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STAND COMPOSITION; TREES;

EID: 24944572233     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.05.050     Document Type: Article

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