Characterization of diameter distribution data in near-natural forests using the Birnbaum-Saunders distribution

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 518-527

  Podlaski, Rafał ^a  

^a JAN KOCHANOWSKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

BIRNBAUM-SAUNDERS DISTRIBUTION; DIAMETER DISTRIBUTION DATA; NEAR-NATURAL FORESTS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DIAMETER; ESTIMATION METHOD; MODELING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STAND STRUCTURE;

FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND; SWIETOKRZYSKIE; SWIETOKRZYSKIE NATIONAL PARK;

ABIES; ABIES ALBA; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 41949109236     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-190     Document Type: Article

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