New dynamic site equation that fits best the Schwappach data for Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Central Europe

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 243, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-93

  Cieszewski, Chris J ^a   Strub, Mike ^b   Zasada, Michał ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

^c FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dynamic equations; Growth model; Initial condition models; Site index model; Site productivity; Yield tables

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; GROWTH KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DYNAMIC EQUATIONS; GROWTH MODELS; INITIAL CONDITION MODELS; SITE INDEX MODELS; SITE PRODUCTIVITY;

FORESTRY;

AGE DETERMINATION; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SITE INDEX;

DATA PROCESSING; FORESTRY; GROWTH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 34047274422     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.02.025     Document Type: Article

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