Site index functions using site descriptors for Pinus patula plantations in South Africa

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 225, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 94-103

  Louw, J H ^a   Scholes, M C ^b  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

3 PG; Forest productivity; Pinus patula; Process based modelling; Site quality prediction modelling

Indexed keywords

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIMBER;

3-PG; FOREST PRODUCTIVITY; PROCESS-BASED MODELING; SITE QUALITY PREDICTION MODELING;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GROWTH MODELING; PLANTATION; SITE CHARACTERIZATION;

FORESTS; PINUS PATULA; PLANTATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

PINUS PATULA;

EID: 33645107946     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.12.048     Document Type: Article

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