Regional stem profile model for cross-border comparisons of harvested red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) in Ontario and Michigan

Forest Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 468-475

  Zakrzewski, W T ^a   MacFarlane, D W ^b  

^a ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3SLS; Equivalence test; Log rules; Log scaling; Simultaneous equations; Tree taper

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; MARKETING; STATISTICAL METHODS; TIMBER;

EQUIVALENCE TESTS; LOG RULES; LOG SCALING; SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS; TREE TAPER;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; MARKETING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

PINUS RESINOSA;

EID: 33749010591     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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