Compatible cubic-foot stem volume and upper-stem diameter equations for semi-intensive plantation grown loblolly pine trees in East Texas

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 132-141

  Coble, Dean W ^a   Hilpp, Keith ^b  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Molpus Timberlands Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Inventory; Pinus taeda; Segmented polynomial; Simultaneous equations; Taper functions; Volume prediction

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; FERTILIZERS; FORECASTING; HARVESTING; INVENTORY CONTROL; POLYNOMIALS;

SEGMENTED POLYNOMIAL; SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS; TAPER FUNCTIONS; VOLUME PREDICTION;

FORESTRY;

CULTIVATION; FERTILIZATION; FORECASTS; HARVESTING; INVENTORIES; PINUS TAEDA; PLANTATIONS; PLANTING; SEEDLINGS;

PINUS ELLIOTTII; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 33748090905     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/30.3.132     Document Type: Article

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