Effects of stand tending on the estimation of aboveground biomass of planted juvenile white spruce

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 649-658

  Pitt, Douglas G ^a   Bell, F Wayne ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ERROR ANALYSIS; EXTRAPOLATION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

STAND TENDING; TENDING TREATMENTS;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PLANTATION;

PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 2942702170     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-234     Document Type: Article

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