Rotated sigmoid structures in managed uneven-aged northern hardwood stands: A look at the Burr Type III distribution

Forestry

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-176

  Gove, Jeffrey H ^a   Ducey, Mark J ^b   Leak, William B ^a   Zhang, Lianjun ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STAND STRUCTURE;

NEW HAMPSHIRE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49949107970     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpm025     Document Type: Article

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