Biomass estimation errors associated with the use of published regression equations of paper birch and trembling Aspen

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 128-136

  Wang, Jian R ^a   Zhong, A L ^b   Kimmins, J P ^b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aspen; Biomass; Equation; Estimation error; Paper birch

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; ERROR CORRECTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ESTIMATION ERRORS; GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE; REGRESSION EQUATIONS; ROOT MEAN SQUARED ERROR (RMSE);

FORESTRY;

BETULA PAPYRIFERA; BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; ERRORS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; POPULUS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BETULA; BETULA PAPYRIFERA; POPULUS;

EID: 4644360296     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/19.3.128     Document Type: Article

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