Predicting forest growth and yield in northeastern Ontario using the process-based model of TRIPLEX1.0

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2268-2280

  Zhou, Xiaolu ^a,d   Peng, Changhui ^b   Dang, Qing Lai ^a   Chen, Jiaxin ^a   Parton, Sue ^c  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Box 129   (Canada)

^d CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; ECOSYSTEMS; LAKES;

BOREAL FOREST ECOSYSTEMS; PROCESS-BASED MODELS;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GROWTH MODELING; SILVICULTURE; YIELD;

CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 29844434301     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-149     Document Type: Conference Paper

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