Developing a sampling strategy for measuring acoustic velocity in standing Pinus radiata using the treetap time of flight tool

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 96-111

  Toulmin, M J ^a,b   Raymond, Carolyn A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b Forestry SA   (Australia)

^c State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

^d SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acoustic tools; Modulus of elasticity; Pinus radiata; Sampling strategy; Wood stiffness

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); ELASTIC MODULI; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOFTWOODS; STIFFNESS;

BREAST HEIGHT; TREETAP;

FORESTRY;

ACOUSTICS; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONIFEROUS TREE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SILVICULTURE; STAND STRUCTURE; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELASTIC STRENGTH; PINUS RADIATA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STAND COMPOSITION; STIFFNESS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 33947215010     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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