A multilevel approach to individual tree survival prediction

Forest Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-43

  Rose Jr , Charles E ^a   Hall, Daniel B ^b   Shiver, Barry D ^b   Clutter, Michael L ^b   Borders, Bruce ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary log log function; Hazard function; Interval censored; Proportional hazards; Random effects

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DATA STRUCTURES; FUNCTIONS; HERBICIDES;

HAZARD FUNCTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS; RANDOM EFFECTS;

FORESTRY;

AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; HERBICIDES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 33644558768     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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