Prism cruising with diameter classes: Theoretical considerations and practical recommendations

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 110-115

  Ducey, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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