Modelling the relationship of tree-level product value with tree characteristics in black spruce

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 690-699

  Zhang, S Y ^a   Lei, Y C ^b   Jiang, Z H ^b  

^a FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Black spruce; Elasticity analysis; Product value; Regression models; Tree characteristics

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ELASTICITY ANALYSIS; PRODUCT VALUE; REGRESSION MODELS; TREE CHARACTERISTICS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST PRODUCT; PLANTATION FORESTRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ELASTICITY; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PICEA MARIANA; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 33750075467     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: 00157546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc82690-5     Document Type: Article

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