Evaluation of a mechanistic approach to mixedwood modelling

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-193

  Seely, B ^a   Hawkins, C ^b   Blanco, J A ^a   Welham, C ^a   Kimmins, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

FORECAST; Mixedwood management; Model testing; Process based model; Resource competition

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORECASTING; NUTRIENTS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS; MIXEDWOOD; MODEL TESTING; PROCESS-BASED MODELING; RESOURCE COMPETITIONS; SILVICULTURAL TREATMENTS;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; BOREAL FOREST; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST RESOURCE; GROWTH MODELING; LIGHT EFFECT; MIXED FOREST; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANTATION; SILVICULTURE;

BIODIVERSITY; COMPETITION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORECASTS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; NUTRIENTS; PLANTATIONS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CONIUM; PICEA;

EID: 54049092543     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc84181-2     Document Type: Article

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