My last words on taper equations

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 507-515

  Kozak, Antal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comparison of taper models; Evaluations of taper models; History of taper models; Taper; Variable exponent

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE BUILDINGS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

TAPER EQUATIONS;

FORESTRY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORESTRY; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; MODEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 4544315478     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc80507-4     Document Type: Review

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