Stochastic simulation of forest regeneration establishment using a multilevel multivariate model

Forest Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 206-219

  Miina, Jari ^a   Heinonen, Jaakko ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Generalized linear mixed models; Normal copula; Overdispersion

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

GENERALIZED LINEAR MIXED MODELS; NORMAL COPULA; OVERDISPERSION;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 42049104633     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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