A technique for conducting point pattern analysis of cluster plot stem-maps

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 198, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 31-37

  Woodall, C W ^a   Graham, J M ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA); Point pattern; Ripley's K; Spatial; Stem maps

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION;

FOREST INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS (FIA); SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; TRUNCATION;

FORESTRY;

FOREST INVENTORY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; PARAMETERS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; SIMULATION;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 3543060012     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.03.037     Document Type: Article

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