Growth and volume equations developed from STEM analysis for Tectona grandis in Costa Rica

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-75

  Perez, D ^a  

^a NONE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Management; Projections; Silviculture; Tree ring; Wood quality

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; GROWTH KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

GROWTH PROJECTIONS; STEM ANALYSIS; VOLUME EQUATIONS;

FORESTRY;

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; DATABASE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH MODELING; SILVICULTURE; TREE RING; WOOD QUALITY;

DATA BASES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SILVICULTURE; TREES; WOOD PROPERTIES;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

TECTONA GRANDIS;

EID: 39349105735     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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