Height-diameter models with random coefficients and site variables for tree species of central maine

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Saunders, Mike R ^a   Wagner, Robert G ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Height diameter model; Mixed effects modeling; R; Site effects; Stand structure

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; CONIFEROUS TREE; DIAMETER; FORESTRY MODELING; HEIGHT; SILVICULTURE; SITE EFFECT; STAND STRUCTURE;

MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; ACER; ACER RUBRUM; BETULA PAPYRIFERA; PICEA; PICEA RUBENS; PINUS STROBUS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 41549088478     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2007086     Document Type: Article

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